Alameda Research News

Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research, has agreed to turn over all her remaining assets to FTX debtors to settle a lawsuit filed against her by the bankruptcy estate. In an Oct. 7 filing, the document states that FTX…

Prosecutors and the defense alike argued Caroline Ellison should be sentenced to time served—and without her, the scale of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crimes may never have been uncovered. Caroline Ellison was a key member of Sam Bankman-Fried’s inner circle, turning into…

Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research, has been sentenced to two years in prison by District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan. Her involvement in the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its affiliated hedge fund, Alameda Research, has been central…

Polymarket traders are betting that former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison would not serve time in prison. Hours before a judge was set to decide Ellison’s fate, users on the decentralized prediction platform Polymarket wagered over $153,670 on a market…

Caroline Ellison’s attorneys are asking for time served and supervised release, citing her cooperation in the FTX case. Former co-CEO of Alameda Research Caroline Ellison is pushing for a sentence of time served and supervised release rather than prison time…

The bankrupt crypto exchange FTX and its sister firm Alameda Research will pay nearly $13 billion to creditors, bringing an end to a months-long lawsuit filed by the CFTC. The defunct crypto exchange FTX alongside its trading firm Alameda Research…

Failed exchange FTX has settled with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. As part of the deal, the company agreed to pay a $12.7 billion fine to the CFTC, court documents said. The deal also calls for $4 billion in restitution…

Cryptocurrency exchange Backpack founded by ex-FTX employees has onboarded Citibank expert to serve as its head of audit. Crypto trading platform Backpack has onboarded banking veteran Laurence King to serve as the company’s head of audit in an effort to…

Alameda-backed crypto miner Genesis Digital Assets is reportedly in discussions with advisors about launching a pre-IPO funding round within the coming weeks. Genesis Digital Assets (GDA), a Bitcoin mining firm headquartered in Texas, is considering an initial public offering (IPO)…

Over the past week, crypto venture capital (VC) funds made strategic adjustments to their portfolios. Data from Scopescan, analyzed from June 23 to June 29, shows that top VC funds increased their holdings in RNDR, QNT, and FTM while reducing…

Ryan Salame, the former co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets, has agreed to transfer his multimillion-dollar Bahamas home as part of a plea agreement in a criminal prosecution. According to a request filed by FTX Trading Ltd and connected debtors with…

Former FTX executive Ryan Salame will be issued a prison sentence on May 28 following his guilty plea last September. 

FTX and Alameda have settled their disputes with BlockFi, agreeing to pay the firm up to $874 million, subject to court approval. Bankrupt crypto companies FTX and BlockFi have reportedly settled their disputes arising from their collapses in 2022 after…

VCs are backing a crypto startup led by former FTX and Alameda Research employees as part of a new crypto exchange.

FTX's legal drama continues with a new lawsuit, alleging how the firm secretly created and sold Tether stablecoins as part of a profit-making scam.

Despite spot Bitcoin ETFs generating over $20 billion in trading volume, the crypto market faces ongoing challenges with liquidity.  The market’s liquidity, as measured by Bitcoin’s market depth, indicates that the ease and speed of executing transactions in the digital…