PANews, December 28, reports that Solana co-founder Stephen Akridge is being sued by his ex-wife Elisa Rossi, who accuses him of stealing "millions of dollars" in rewards generated from SOL staking, seeking claims including breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and fraud. 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 referred to "substantial amounts" in her request to the court to keep parts of the lawsuit confidential, the value of the tokens involved in the lawsuit has not been disclosed. Elisa Rossi stated that from early March to mid-May, these accounts were "operated and controlled by Stephen Akridge."
Akridge served as the Chief Engineer at Solana and played a key role in developing the blockchain platform alongside co-founders Anatoly Yakovenko and Raj Gokal. Before joining Solana, Akridge worked at Qualcomm and is now the CEO of Cyber Grant, a cybersecurity company based in California.
