Deep Tide TechFlow news, on December 28, Solana co-founder Stephen Akridge was sued by his ex-wife Elisa Rossi, who accused him of stealing "millions of dollars" in rewards generated from SOL staking, and sought claims including breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and fraud. It is reported that Stephen Akridge served as Solana's chief engineer and played a key role in developing the blockchain platform alongside co-founders Anatoly Yakovenko and Raj Gokal.

According to the lawsuit, Stephen Akridge "exploited the significant disparity in his expertise in cryptocurrency and blockchain" to secretly obtain Elisa Rossi's staking rewards. Although Elisa Rossi mentioned "huge amounts" in her request to the court to keep part of the lawsuit confidential, the value of the tokens involved in the lawsuit was not disclosed. Elisa Rossi stated that from early March to mid-May, these accounts were "operated and controlled by Stephen Akridge."