Caroline Ellison, the Mind Behind FTX’s Collapse: Who is she?

• Caroline Ellison was the CEO at Alameda Research, a trading company founded by Sam Bankman Fried. 
• She was responsible for many of the high-stakes bets Alameda made with FTX customers who were using crypto tokens. 
• Here’s her backstory. 

These past weeks have seen a significant increase in a mushroom of secrets about the inner workingsThese are the details about Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto exchange, FTX.

Caroline Ellison, once a shadowy figure, has become an important character. FTX’s seeming success and surprising downfall.

Ellison was the head of Alameda Research — the trading firm through which Bankman-Fried moved crypto tokens in tandem with running FTX. The revelation that Ellison was the chief of Alameda Research — a trading firm through which Bankman Fried moved crypto tokens and ran FTX — was shocking. FTX borrowed money from customer accounts to fund bets via AlamedaEllison has been the subject online of speculation.

Ellison’s online presence is diminishing by the day. Over the past few weeks, Ellison’s LinkedIn, online photos, as well as contact information, have all disappeared. Journalists, investors, and voyeurs all over the world have been scrambling for information about her.

CoinDesk has only increased curiosity reported via anonymous sources that she was in an on-and-off relationship with SBF.

Ellison’s Tumblr account and a few media interviews over the years are the best sources of reliable information. Ellison’s virtual bones suggest that she is exceptionally bright and well educated. She is also a math whiz and a avid reader. Tumblr is where Ellison speculates a lot about gender roles, cultural shifts, and society.

Here’s everything we know about Caroline Ellison.

December 22, 2022 – This story has been updated in order to reflect Ellison’s plea agreement.