Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison to Be Released Today

BlockBeats News, January 21st, according to records from the US Federal Bureau of Prisons, Caroline Ellison, former Co-CEO of Alameda Research, is set to be released from federal prison today. Caroline Ellison had previously been transferred from a Connecticut prison to home confinement in October 2025.

On December 20, 2025, the US SEC issued a litigation notice stating that former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is still serving time in federal prison for fraud, while executives including Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research under his leadership, have agreed to a settlement agreement pending court approval. Other executives who have signed the settlement agreement include former CTO of FTX Trading Zixiao Wang and former Co-Head of Engineering at FTX Nishad Singh.