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Portofino is a crypto-native technology company that builds high-frequency trading (HFT) grade technology for digital assets. It deploys its proprietary market-making technology to trade on centralized, decentralized, and OTC markets and provides token services and investments to Web3 projects.
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Citadel Drops Trade Secrets Lawsuit Against Portofino, Turns to UK to Seek Bankruptcy Recovery from Founders
According to CoinDesk, Wall Street market-making giant Citadel Securities has dropped its U.S. trade secret lawsuit against crypto market maker Portofino Technologies, instead seeking to recover nearly 6 million pounds in arbitration awards previously obtained through U.K. bankruptcy proceedings. Citadel filed documents with a U.S. court on Wednesday, jointly applying with Portofino to dismiss the New York trade secret case, stating that continuing to pursue the U.S. litigation lacks economic sense because the judgment won in the previous London arbitration remains difficult to enforce. It is reported that the case lasted nearly three years, but the U.S. litigation ultimately did not issue a substantive ruling on the trade secret allegations previously raised by Citadel. Citadel emphasized that the withdrawal was not because its trade secret claims lacked merit, but because the company had already prevailed in another London arbitration proceeding.
Citadel Securities Sues Former Executive Leonard Lancia, Seeking Over $7.9 Million in Arbitration Damages
According to Bloomberg, Citadel Securities sued former employee Leonard Lancia in London, seeking to recover over 6 million pounds (approximately $7.9 million) in damages and related costs. Lancia was previously responsible for the company's European derivatives systematic market-making business and co-founded high-frequency crypto trading firm Portofino Technologies after leaving.
Citadel Securities Sues Former Employee for Over $7.9 Million Over Crypto Startup
Citadel Securities has filed a lawsuit in London, seeking over £6 million (approximately $7.9 million) from Leonard Lancia, its former European Head of Derivatives Systematic Market Making and co-founder of high-frequency crypto trading firm Portofino Technologies.Citadel Securities alleges that Leonard Lancia and his colleagues began planning their startup while still employed, and has won damages and legal cost support in related labor arbitration. Additionally, Citadel Securities filed a lawsuit against Portofino Technologies in the US in 2023, accusing it of stealing trade secrets. Leonard Lancia and Portofino Technologies have denied all allegations. The High Court in London rejected Leonard Lancia's request to lift the asset freezing order last Friday. (Bloomberg)
Lido Growth Committee Multisig Wallet Receives 4.82 Million LDO Tokens, Possibly Related to Buyback Execution
According to on-chain analyst Yujin (@EmberCN), 4.82 million LDO tokens—worth approximately $1.81 million—were withdrawn from Binance early this morning and transferred to a multisig wallet managed by the Lido Growth Committee; this wallet is designated for executing buyback operations. Lido approved a proposal three days ago authorizing up to 10,000 stETH to be used for repurchasing LDO. Additionally, the Growth Committee announced the execution parameters for its first buyback—1,000 stETH—two days ago. Furthermore, this multisig wallet also received 4.82 million LDO from market maker Portofino early this morning.