The co-founder of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX pleaded not guilty to a seven count indictment charging him with wire fraud, securities fraud and money laundering.

An attorney for FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried said in federal court Tuesday his client has to subsist on bread, water and peanut butter because the jail he’s in isn’t accommodating his vegan diet.

  • @Treczoks@lemmy.world
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    11 year ago

    It isn’t? What do they put in there to make it non-vegan? The whole idea was to get rid of the expensive animal parts…

    • @Lazylazycat@lemmy.world
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      21 year ago

      They usually contain buttermilk or whey (on top of vegetable fat of some kind). They won’t be vegan unless they specifically say they are.