Stephen Akridge, co-founder of Solana, is being sued by his ex-wife, Elisa Rossi. The lawsuit claims that he misappropriated “millions of dollars” in cryptocurrency income from her digital wallet. 

Rossi filed the lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court, accusing Akridge of exploiting her lack of technical expertise to take control of her staking rewards.

The Solana Co-Founder Allegedly Stole His Ex-Wife’s SOL Staking Rewards

According to the complaint, Akridge allegedly redirected all staking commissions from Rossi’s Solana holdings for his personal benefit between March and May 2023. Staking involves pledging cryptocurrency to validate blockchain transactions, earning additional tokens in return. 

Meanwhile, the legal dispute follows the couple’s divorce filing in February 2023 after a decade of marriage. Rossi is seeking damages for breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and fraud.

Previously, Akridge worked at Qualcomm Inc. before co-founding Solana. He served as principal engineer for the blockchain platform alongside Anatoly Yakovenko and Raj Gokal. 

“DIVORCE GONE CRYPTO: Drama alert! Elisa Rossi says her ex-hubby Stephen Akridge kept millions in Solana staking rewards. The kicker? He allegedly laughed and said, ‘Good luck getting those rewards!’ She’s now taking him to court,” Mario Nawfal wrote on X (formerly Twitter). 

This isn’t the first time that crypto staking has been the center of a legal battle. In October, an investor named  Joshua Jarrett filed a lawsuit against the IRS. The complaint argued that tokens earned from crypto staking should not legally qualify as taxable income but as new property. 

Meanwhile, Solana has

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Author: Mohammad Shahid