Nexo sued for allegedly blocking $125m of withdrawals

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Updated November 23, 2022 | Published November 22, 2022

2 mins read

Three high-net-worth investors claim the company froze access to their accounts in 2020-21, but company denies allegations

Crypto lender Nexo is being sued by a group of investors who claim the company blocked them from making withdrawals.

In the London High Court, the claimants, brothers Jason and Owen Morton and their cousin Shane Morton said Nexo had held back over £107m ($126m) worth of cryptocurrencies.

The trio alleged that in 2020-21 the lender froze their accounts after they attempted to move their assets from the platform.

It was said they were then pressured into selling millions worth of Nexo’s native token (NEXO) back to the firm at a discounted rate, and if they did not comply, all three would be blocked from withdrawing their crypto funds.

As the claim was made some years back, Nexo described it as “opportunist” and believed it to have been closed.

“All transactions, including the sale of their Nexo tokens, were completed in good faith, were documented and were accepted as final by the claimants at execution.

“Having made substantial profits from trading their Nexo tokens, the claimants withdrew all their assets from the Nexo platform”, said Nexo.

UPDATE. In response to this article, Nexo made the following statement:

In October 2022, Nexo acknowledged service of a claim made by the Mortons confirming that it will be defending the claim in full through its solicitors, Eversheds Sutherland.

Nexo considers that the claim has been brought opportunistically, some time after the events in question took place during 2020 through to March 2021. Nexo had considered the matter closed, and is disappointed to see it re-emerge.

The claimants are high net worth, sophisticated investors with backgrounds in fintech. The claimants used the Nexo platform to make several sizeable and lucrative transactions, notably involving their NEXO tokens. These transactions included fixed term arrangements, and the subsequent sale of their NEXO tokens. Inevitably, spot trades of large blocks of crypto-assets can involve higher spreads. However, all transactions, including the sale of their Nexo tokens, were completed in good faith, were documented and were accepted as final by the claimants at execution. Having made substantial profits from trading their Nexo tokens, the claimants withdrew all their assets from the Nexo platform and they are not disputing this fact:

https://www.blockchain.com/btc/tx/4fbb4a4e0af1b3c767d1fb5a992042ee8d7b7dfde24eceea529f51c89d3276b2

https://etherscan.io/tx/0xc00e2d33aadb7b8f27275b7959979fbe0c675c7a9266345d19eba66b0a2b15f7

https://etherscan.io/tx/0xc1300e0612e7499f02a11fd3ba61ecb68e055554b19db8f627e3f47be2c5b9dc

https://www.blockchain.com/btc/tx/ee92ea37873215b5041356d2ab5c3d947af062b6ddfe4a01274bf27789714247

https://etherscan.io/tx/0xe29d90df598ff416e224d22849ed65fefcac36dda8524fc7112159b64e7c1925

https://etherscan.io/tx/0xa5e571b9f4fa28ce4389c9609b28ef8217efc8446aa2de32311bff1bb244a805

Whilst we appreciate that lawsuits will always be brought against successful companies, we would like to think that our impeccable track record of 5+ million satisfied users speaks loudest about Nexo’s business practices and adherence to the highest possible standards.

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Written by Isabella Aslam

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Isabella is an experienced writer in B2B and B2C journalism. Alongside crypto, Isabella writes and discusses the topics of relationships and psychology. Isabella holds a first-class degree in music journalism and often interviews electronic artists and DJs.
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