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Founded by Sam Bankman-Fried on Nov 2017.1
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Risk and portfolio management trading firm (2017–2022)
Alameda Research was a cryptocurrency trading firm founded in September 2017 by Sam Bankman-Fried and Tara Mac Aulay. In November 2022, Alameda's sister cryptocurrency exchange FTX experienced a solvency crisis that resulted in both companies filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.2 It is headquartered in Hong Kong.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Alameda Research was a cryptocurrency trading firm founded in September 2017 by Sam Bankman-Fried and Tara Mac Aulay. In November 2022, Alameda's sister cryptocurrency exchange FTX experienced a solvency crisis that resulted in both companies filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.2
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Founded by Sam Bankman-Fried on Nov 2017.1
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