According to BlockBeats news on December 28, Bloomberg reported that Solana co-founder Stephen Akridge was sued by his ex-wife Elisa Rossi, accusing 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 vast 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 keep parts of the lawsuit confidential, the value of the tokens involved has not been disclosed. Elisa Rossi stated that these accounts 'were operated and controlled by Stephen Akridge from early March to mid-May.'
Akridge served as the Chief Engineer of 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.
