Solana Labs co-founder Stephen Akridge is facing a lawsuit accusing him of withholding “millions of dollars” in betting bonuses from his ex-wife following their divorce settlement.
Solana Labs co-founder Stephen Akridge is being sued in a San Francisco court by his ex-wife Elisa Rossi, who claims he withheld “millions of dollars” worth of cryptocurrencies obtained by staking rewards from Solana (SOL). tokens have been accumulated.
According to Rossi, Akridge gave her control of three crypto wallets as part of their divorce agreement, according to court documents first reported by Law.com. However, Akridge allegedly kept the staking rewards for himself by routing SOL tokens to addresses under his control. Rossi says she found out two months after the divorce was finalized in March.
“[…] Unbeknownst to Ms. Rossi, Mr. Akridge took advantage of the significant disparity in cryptocurrency and blockchain expertise he possessed as a co-founder of Solana and simply gave Ms. Rossi’s Solana wallet authority over three accounts containing the Solana tokens .”
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Rossi claims that when she asked for the rewards, Akridge refused, even mocking her and saying, “Good luck getting those staking rewards from me,” the report states. The case includes allegations of fraud, breach of contract and unjust enrichment.
Rossi is asking the court to order actual compensatory damages and punitive damages, the amount of which will be determined at trial. She also seeks punitive or statutory damages, as well as pre- and post-judgment interest at the maximum statutory rate.
