Solana Labs co-founder accused of hiding ex-wife’s ‘millions of dollars’ in crypto staking gains

Solana Labs co-founder Stephen Akridge is facing a lawsuit alleging he prevented his ex-wife from receiving a share of “millions of dollars” in rewards 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 crypto accumulated as staking rewards from Solana (SOL) tokens.

According to Rossi, Akridge gave him control of three crypto wallets as part of the divorce settlement, according to court documents first reported by Law.com. However, Akridge allegedly kept the staking rewards for himself by directing SOL tokens to addresses under his control. Rossi says he discovered this two months after the divorce became final in March.

“[…] “Unbeknownst to Ms. Rossi, Mr. Akridge took advantage of the significant difference of expertise in cryptocurrencies and blockchain he had as co-founder of Solana and authorized Ms. Rossi’s Solana wallet solely over three accounts containing Solana tokens.”

Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough

Rossi claims in the report that when he asked for the awards, Akridge refused and even made fun of him, saying, “Good luck getting these awards from me.” The lawsuit alleges fraud, breach of contract and unjust enrichment.

Rossi is asking the court to order actual and compensatory damages, the amount of which will be determined at trial. He also seeks punitive or statutory exemplary damages, as well as pre-judgment and post-judgment interest at the maximum legal rate.