Former Ethereum adviser Steven Nerayoff wants the U.S. government to repay $9.6 billion in damages for extortion charges that were eventually dismissed after four years.
Steven Nerayoff, an early adviser to the Ethereum network, has filed a lawsuit against the United States government for false charges and mistreatment by federal agents between 2019 and 2023.
Nerayoff — known for publicly accusing Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin of fraud — filed a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) lawsuit suing the U.S. for $9.6 billion in damages for the extortion case brought against him in 2019.
The legal battle lasted for about four years, with the U.S. government eventually dismissing the lawsuit in May 2023.
