Former OpenSea executive Nate Chastain was convicted on wire fraud and money laundering charges Wednesday stemming from actions he took during his time at the NFT marketplace. cheyenneligon reports
Nate Chastain, the former head of product at non-fungible token platform OpenSea, was convicted of money laundering and wire fraud in a federal court in New York on Wednesday, according to a report from Reuters.from his role in September 2021 after allegations of insider trading spread across social media. Chastain was accused of abusing his position – which included selecting NFTs to feature on OpenSea’s homepage – to illegally profit.
Chastain made more than $50,000 from June 2021 to September 2021 by buying NFTs he knew would be featured on the company’s website on the cheap, and then selling them at inflated prices after the increased attention caused prices to jump, prosecutors alleged. Chastain attempted to conceal his purchases by using anonymous wallets and OpenSea accounts.
"Nathanial Chastain exploited his advanced knowledge of which NFTs would be featured on OpenSea's website to make profitable trades for himself," U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a statement."Although this case involved novel trades in crypto assets, there was nothing particularly innovative about his conduct – it was fraud."
Prosecutors in the U.S. Southern District Court of New York filed the wire fraud and money laundering charges against Chastain in June 2022. According to SDNY, the case against Chastain wasAfter attempting and failing to get the case dismissed on procedural grounds, Chastain went to trial in Manhattan on April 24. After three days of deliberation, the jury found Chastain guilty on both counts.
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