Caroline Ellison may be released on January 21, 2026
— data from the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP).
📌 Currently, the former head of Alameda Research is serving her sentence either under house arrest or in a rehabilitation center.
Context:
• Ellison led Alameda Research
• the company illegally used about $11 billion of FTX client funds
• she cooperated with the investigation and provided key testimony against Sam Bankman-Fried
• they had a romantic relationship in the past
⚠️ Conclusion:
one of the central figures in the FTX collapse may be released as early as 2026 —
the case that cost the market tens of billions still echoes in the industry.
