Solana Co-Founder Faces Lawsuit of Pocketing Ex-Wife’s Crypto Earnings

The lawsuit, filed in San Francisco’s Superior Court on December 24, alleges that Akridge earned “millions of dollars” in staking rewards from Solana SOL $140.60 tokens that Rossi claims belong to her.

The couple finalized their divorce in March, with an agreement dividing their shared assets, including cryptocurrency. However, Rossi claims that Akridge used his greater knowledge of blockchain technology to maintain control over her portion of the tokens.

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According to the lawsuit, Akridge allowed Rossi access to three accounts containing the tokens, but he kept the ability to stake them and collect the rewards.

Rossi alleges she sent “no less than a dozen” text messages asking about the rewards to Akridge between May and December, but she did not receive a positive response.

Instead, the lawsuit claims that Akridge mocked her efforts, saying, “Good luck getting those staking rewards from me”.

The exact number of SOL tokens and the amount of money involved are not fully detailed in the public complaint, but it mentions that the value exceeds $25,000.

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