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In a rare display of candor, or as part of a calculated exercise in reputation management, Sam Bankman-Fried delved deep into his mental health struggles in a trove of unposted tweets obtained by Coin Desk's

Christine Lee and published for the first time on Friday.

I don't really know what happiness means, he said in one of the tweets, which he wrote just

weeks after his crypto empire blew up last year as he was facing down a tidal wave of public

scorn. The tweets published by CoinDesk strike a similar tone to those

obtained earlier this month by the New York Times. In both cases, it's difficult to discern whether

Bankman-Freed's musings provide an authentic glimpse into the beleaguered crypto-founders' psyche,

or whether his mental health battles and personal anecdotes have been played up for sympathy.

On this front, it's impossible to fairly speculate, though it seems likely that Bankman

Freed's mental health struggles could play a role in his defense. Also this week, Judge Lewis

Kaplan, who is overseeing Bankman Fried's trial, struck down a request from the FTX founders'

lawyers asking that he be temporarily released from prison. Bankman Freed's trial, struck down a request from the FTCS founder's lawyers asking that he be temporarily

released from prison. Bankman Freed has been held in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center since his

bail was revoked in July, and his lawyers argued for the third time on Thursday that this has made

it difficult for them to prepare for trial. With Bankman FriedFried's trial set to begin next week, the argument

from his lawyers this time around was that Bankman-Freed would need time to strategize during his

trial. Previously, they'd asked he be granted release ahead of time. Kaplan again denied the

motion arguing the FTX founder has had ample opportunity to review the evidence and prep his defense over the

past several months. Kaplan did make some concessions, however, ordering the Department of Prisons

to ensure Bankman-Fried be delivered to court at a brisk 7 a.m. on most days of the trial,

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