Caroline Ellison

Caroline Ellison's first recent public appearance was Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial this week.Ellison wore baseball caps and sunglasses as part of her outfits outside the courthouse.She testified against her ex-boyfriend and former boss on Tuesday and Wednesday. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on…

Caroline Ellison appeared to have difficulty identifying her ex-boyfriend in court on Tuesday. Ellison spent around half a minute trying to pick out Bankman-Fried, multiple outlets reported. Bankman-Fried sported a haircut and suit – ditching his signature shaggy hair and cargo shorts. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in…

Caroline Ellison testified on Tuesday in Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial. Ellison, the former CEO of his cryptocurrency hedge fund, said SBF believed money could win him political power. He thought "you could get very high returns for relatively small amounts of money," Ellison testified. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite…

Sam Bankman-Fried said he was willing to destroy the world with a coin flip, Caroline Ellison said.She testified that SBF used the metaphor to illustrate his risk philosophy for Alameda investments.They lost a lot of money. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on…

Caroline Ellison said Sam Bankman-Fried had ambitions to become US president She said Bankman-Fried told her there was a 5% chance it'll happen "some day," she said. Bankman-Fried is on trial for seven criminal counts related to taking money from FTX customers. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in…

Sam Bankman-Fried sent Caroline Ellison a pros and cons list on their romantic relationship.The list had more cons than pros, one of which was his lack of empathy, according to a new book.Bankman-Fried is on trial over FTX's collapse and Ellison is expected to be a key witness. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up!…

Prosecutors shared a key piece of evidence in the case against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. An employee recorded Caroline Ellison blaming him for using customer funds, per a new filing. Bankman-Fried was remanded to prison in New York last week for leaking Ellison's diary entries. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your…

FTX's bankruptcy estate is going after the crypto exchange's top leaders to try to take back funds. Sam Bankman-Fried and others took "hundreds of millions of dollars," FTX alleged in a court  filing. Caroline Ellison, once co-CEO of the trading firm Alameda, took a $22.5 million bonus, FTX said. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for…

Elon Musk announced Thursday he would be handing over the Twitter CEO role to a woman. Reports suggest NBCUniversal's Linda Yaccarino could be up for the top job. But Twitter users have been having fun suggesting several joke candidates. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed…

Executive payouts: $3.2 billion Sam Bankman-Fried. ED JONES / Getty Images Contributor The most eye-watering sum of them all is the total amount paid from company coffers to the accounts of FTX and Alameda executives – $3.2 billion.The majority of that, $2.2 billion, went to SBF himself, lawyers handling the bankruptcy case said. $587 million went…