Solana co-founder Stephen Akridge is sued by his ex-wife for stealing SOL staking income

Solana co-founder Stephen Akridge has been sued by his ex-wife Elisa Rossi, accusing him of stealing "millions of dollars" in rewards generated by SOL staking and seeking 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 with co-founders Anatoly Yakovenko and Raj Gokal. According to the lawsuit, Stephen Akridge "took advantage of the huge difference in his expertise in cryptocurrency and blockchain" to secretly obtain Elisa Rossi's staking rewards. Although Elisa Rossi mentioned a "huge amount" 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 said that from early March to mid-May, these accounts "were operated and controlled by Stephen Akridge. (Bloomberg)