TREE NEWS update: Caroline Ellison has joined the effective altruism charity Manifund months after leaving federal custody, the organization confirmed. Manifund’s cofounder said he believes in redemption, while commenters on the charity’s own post called the hire a display of terrible judgment. Ellison is the former Alameda Research CEO who testified against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.
Caroline Ellison Joins EA Charity Manifund After Leaving Custody
The hire lands in an already polarised space where EA's ties to FTX's collapse remain a reputational fault line, so a cofounder's redemption argument is as much a statement about the movement's internal culture as about Ellison. For Manifund, the practical exposure is donor and peer trust, given that the loudest objection surfaced in its own comment thread rather than from outside critics. Whether that internal pushback fades or hardens into funding and partnership friction is the thing to watch.
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