Nishad Singh

Nishad Singh is an Indian-American cryptocurrency entrepreneur. He formerly served as the Director of Engineering at cryptocurrency exchange FTX and Alameda Research before both entities collapsed.[1]

History

Singh was a large donor to Priorities USA Action and the Senate Majority PAC during the 2022 United States elections.[2][3] He also donated to AMERIPAC: The Fund For A Greater America.[4]

Following the arrest and indictment of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, it was reported that prosecutors were investigating possible charges against Singh and Ryan Salame, co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets.[5]


  1. Sabarwal, H. (2022, November 13). Who is Indian-origin Nishad Singh of the collapsed crypto firm FTX? 5 points. Hindustan Times. https://archive.today/2022.11.14-021859/https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/who-is-nishad-singh-the-indian-origin-executive-at-failed-crypto-firm-ftx-101668345122586.html ↩︎

  2. Priorities USA Action PAC Donors - 2021-2022. OpenSecrets. Retrieved March 15, 2024, from https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/C00495861/donors/2022 ↩︎

  3. Senate Majority PAC PAC Donors - 2021-2022. OpenSecrets. Retrieved March 18, 2024, from https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/senate-majority-pac/C00484642/donors/2022 ↩︎

  4. Browse Receipts - AMERIPAC: The Fund For A Greater America - 2021-2022. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved April 15, 2024, from https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00271338&two_year_transaction_period=2022&data_type=processed ↩︎

  5. 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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Liam Sturgess

Liam Sturgess

Liam Sturgess is a Canadian writer, researcher and investigative reporter focused on issues of human rights and civil liberties, with a particular interest in the COVID-19 pandemic. He is the founder of White Rose Intelligence.

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