Charity founder says he secretly gave FTX fraud figure Caroline Ellison a job
A 501c3 charity has secretly hired former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison, testing the crypto sector's redemption culture.
📍 The outcome
{ "epilogue": "The story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage. Headlines reported that former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison secretly joined the 501c3 charity Manifund under the name Carol.
The development sparked discussion regarding crypto's post-FTX redemption culture." }
Epilogue added 42d ago, after coverage quieted.
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Caroline Ellison joins Manifund Dealroom · 45d ago broke it first
The story so far
- Velocity & Diffusion: Coverage escalated across 8 distinct news outlets with 8 published articles, achieving a live velocity of 6.
- Primary Driver: A 501c3 charity has secretly hired former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison, testing the crypto sector's redemption culture.
- Predictive Outlook: Newsylist algorithmic models forecast this story will remain a dominant headline through tomorrow.
- Source Integrity: Verified strictly against primary headline reporting under zero-hallucination protocols.
A nonprofit charity known as Manifund has secretly hired Caroline Ellison, the central figure in the FTX collapse and former Alameda Research CEO, according to reporting by Business Insider, The Block, Cryptopolitan, bloomingbit, and ababnews.com. The hiring was publicly disclosed after the charity founder confirmed he secretly gave the fraud figure a job at the 501c3 organization.
Outlets such as Cryptopolitan note that this appointment serves as a test of the cryptocurrency industry's post-FTX redemption culture. Coverage does not yet specify what Ellison's exact duties will entail at Manifund, nor do the reports state how long the employment arrangement was kept secret before coming to light.
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The obvious questions
Who is Caroline Ellison?
Caroline Ellison is the former CEO of Alameda Research and a central figure in the FTX collapse.
Which organization hired Caroline Ellison?
Caroline Ellison was hired by Manifund, a 501c3 charity nonprofit.
What do reports say about the hiring process?
A charity founder stated that he secretly gave Ellison a job at the organization.
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