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Alameda Research
Alameda Research was a cryptocurrency trading firm based in Hong Kong.
History
2020 election
During the 2020 United States Presidential Election, Alameda gave $5 million to Future Forward USA, a liberal political action committee (PAC) in support of President Joe Biden.1)
2022 election
Alameda reportedly donated $5 million to Guarding Against Pandemics in 2022.2)
Organization
Personnel
| Alameda Research - Team3) 4) 5) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Notes |
| Sam Bankman-Fried | Founder | Jane Street Capital |
| Caroline Ellison | Co-CEO | Jane Street Capital |
| Sam Trabucco | Co-CEO | Susquehanna International Group (SIG) |
| Nate Parke | Chief Technical Officer | RISELab |
| Tony Qian | Trader | - |
| Christian Drappi | Developer | - |
| Handi Yang | Trader | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| Charlie Tsang | Trader | Genesis Block |
| Oliver Hamilton | Developer | Vanderbilt University |
| Aravind Menon | Trader | Susquehanna International Group (SIG) |
| Ryan Salame | Head of OTC | Ernst & Young, Circle |
| Elwin Sim | - | Flow Traders |
| Troy Tsui | - | Susquehanna International Group (SIG) |
Venture portfolio
Alameda invested in a large number of cryptocurrency ventures through Alameda Research Ventures (ARV). Portfolio companies included:6) 7) 8)
- Earth From Another Sun (EFAS)
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Schwartz, B. (2022, December 19). How former crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried and friends quietly donated to political groups and relatives. CNBC. https://web.archive.org/web/20221222201107/https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/19/how-ftx-founder-sbf-and-friends-quietly-donated-to-political-groups-and-relatives.html
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The Team. Alameda Research. Retrieved January 15, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220115073000/https://www.alameda-research.com/the-team
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The Team. Alameda Research. Retrieved July 8, 2020, from https://web.archive.org/web/20200708200456/https://www.alameda-research.com/the-team
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The Team. Alameda Research. Retrieved April 23, 2021, from https://web.archive.org/web/20210423022000/https://www.alameda-research.com/the-team
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Ventures. Alameda Research. Retrieved July 28, 2021, from https://web.archive.org/web/20210728111447/https://www.alameda-research.com/ventures
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Shubber, K., & Elder, B. (2022, December 6). Revealed: the Alameda venture capital portfolio. Financial Times. http://archive.today/2022.12.12-024608/https://www.ft.com/content/aaa4a42c-efcc-4c60-9dc6-ba6cccb599e6
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Ashworth, L. (2022, December 19). How to spend a million dollars, by Sam Bankman-Fried. Financial Times. http://archive.today/2023.01.11-055404/https://www.ft.com/content/9a3b4b78-b18b-4d1f-b28b-05a73525aa61