June 9 Crypto Brief: SBF Files Trump Pardon Request as Humanity Loses $32M

On June 9, Bitcoin hovered above $63K as the Fear & Greed Index stayed in "extreme fear," while Sam Bankman-Fried resurfaced in headlines after a formal request for a Trump pardon. Humanity Protocol reported a private-key compromise that drained over $32M from 17 foundation wallets and pushed H from $0.70 to under $0.10. Markets also tracked mixed moves across majors, with BTC at $62,961.60 and ETH at $1,677.59.