Citadel 在得出任何对其有利的判决都可能无法得到赔偿后，放弃了针对加密货币做市商 Portofino Technologies 的美国商业秘密诉讼。 该公司表示，对其主张仍然充满信心，但目前的重点是针对波托菲诺联合创始人 Leo Lancia 收取近 600 万英镑的伦敦仲裁裁决。 在周三的另一份文件中，Citadel 向伦敦高等法院请愿，要求蓝旗亚因未支付赔偿金而破产。
Citadel 放弃了针对加密货币做市商 Portofino Technologies 的美国商业秘密诉讼，称在努力收回已赢得的近 600 万英镑（800 万美元）判决的同时，寻求另一场法庭胜利不再具有财务意义。 在周三向美国提交的一份文件中，总部位于迈阿密的 Citadel 与 Portofino 共同同意驳回纽约商业秘密案。同样在周三，Citadel 要求英格兰高等法院宣布 Portofino 创始人 Leonard Lancia 因未支付仲裁裁决而破产。这些举措突显出争议已从证明责任转向收钱。 根据美国的规定，双方将承担各自的法律费用和费用，Citadel 还驳回了对未透露姓名的能源部被告的索赔。 Portofino Technologies 是一家瑞士加密原生金融技术公司，为数字资产市场提供机构交易基础设施。该公司由 Citadel 证券前高管于 2021 年创立，专门为交易所、代币发行人、机构投资者和 Web3 项目提供做市、场外 (OTC) 交易和资金管理服务。
Citadel 证券发言人表示，“Lancia 先生多次向 Citadel 证券的同事和 Portofino 的投资者撒谎，我们打算执行英国法院的实质性判决。” Portofino 的美国律师 David Slarskey 表示，“Citadel 在寻求数亿美元后，在仲裁中赢得了 5 万英镑，但没有因窃取商业机密而获得任何赔偿，理由是 Lancia 先生和其他人窃取了信息以推出 Portofino。这里的真实情况是，Citadel 是一个滥用权力的诉讼当事人，财力雄厚，并且乐于浪费金钱在全球范围内追捕前雇员以进行报复。”他们鲁莽地离开了公司。” 此次驳回结束了近三年的诉讼，但对 Citadel 的商业秘密指控没有做出任何裁决。
Citadel 告诉纽约法院，停止追查此案的决定与其主张的实质无关。相反，它表示，它已经在针对波托菲诺创始人的另一项伦敦仲裁中胜出，该仲裁涉及与就业相关的索赔，包括违反合同、非法手段、共谋和欺骗、赢得损害赔偿和法律费用，高等法院后来承认并强制执行这些索赔。 尽管取得了胜利，Citadel 表示仍无法领取该奖项，导致蓝旗亚提出破产申请。 Citadel 在文件中表示，蓝旗亚欠伦敦国际仲裁法院 2025 年裁决中的 598 万英镑，以及利息和费用。 请愿书称，英格兰高等法院于二月份承认了这些裁决，四月份送达的法定要求未得到满足，而蓝旗亚试图搁置该要求的尝试于五月份被驳回。 Citadel 估计其持有的债务担保价值仅为约 21,886 英镑，其中大部分是小型银行账户和法国公司的少数股权。
在美国驳回的信中，Citadel 还指出，蓝旗亚受到全球冻结令并面临破产程序，并补充说，在 6 月 26 日高等法院听证会上提供的证据未能说服法院，他在波托菲诺的所有权股份具有重大价值。 该公司写道：“这些事态发展使 Citadel 证券相信，进一步的诉讼可能只会带来另一个不满意的判决。” 更新（UTC 时间 7 月 8 日下午 5 点 18 分）：用 Portofino 律师的评论更新故事。 更新（UTC 时间 7 月 8 日下午 3 点 12 分）：更新故事并附上 Citadel 发言人的评论。 波托菲诺技术城堡诉讼独家
Citadel abandoned its U.S. trade secrets lawsuit against crypto market maker Portofino Technologies after concluding any judgment in its favor would likely go unpaid.
The firm said it remains confident in its claims, but is instead focusing on collecting a nearly 6 million-pound London arbitration award against Portofino co-founder Leo Lancia.
In a separate filing on Wednesday, Citadel petitioned the High Court in London to bankrupt Lancia over the unpaid award.
Citadel abandoned its U.S. trade secrets lawsuit against crypto market maker Portofino Technologies, saying it no longer made financial sense to pursue another court victory while struggling to collect a nearly 6 million-pound ($8 million) judgment it already won.
In a filing made on Wednesday in the U.S., Miami-based Citadel jointly agreed with Portofino to dismiss the New York trade secrets case. Also on Wednesday, Citadel asked England's High Court to declare Portofino founder Leonard Lancia bankrupt over the unpaid arbitration award. The moves underscore that the dispute has shifted from proving liability to collecting money.
Under the U.S. stipulation, each side will bear its own legal fees and costs, and Citadel also dismissed claims against unnamed Doe defendants.
Portofino Technologies is a Swiss crypto-native financial technology firm that provides institutional trading infrastructure for digital asset markets. Founded in 2021 by former Citadel Securities executives, the company specializes in market making, over-the-counter (OTC) trading and treasury management services for exchanges, token issuers, institutional investors and Web3 projects.
A spokesperson for Citadel Securities said "Mr. Lancia repeatedly lied to his colleagues at Citadel Securities and to Portofino’s investors, and we intend to enforce the UK court's substantial judgment."
Portofino's U.S. lawyer David Slarskey said "Citadel won 50,000 pounds in arbitration—and nothing for theft of trade secrets—after seeking hundreds of millions of dollars, on a bogus theory that the Mr. Lancia and others stole information to launch Portofino. The real story here is that Citadel is an abusive litigant, enabled by very deep pockets, and happy to waste money chasing former employees around the globe to retaliate against them for having the temerity to leave the firm."
The dismissal ends nearly three years of litigation without any ruling on Citadel's trade secret allegations.
Citadel told the New York court the decision to stop pursuing the case had nothing to do with the merits of its claims. Instead, it said it had already prevailed in a separate London arbitration against Portofino's founders on employment-related claims, including breach of contract, unlawful means conspiracy and deceit, winning damages and legal costs that the High Court later recognized and made enforceable.
Despite that victory, Citadel said it has been unable to collect the award, leading to the bankruptcy petition against Lancia.
In the filing, Citadel says Lancia owes 5.98 million pounds of the 2025 award by the London Court of International Arbitration, as well as interest and costs.
The petition says the awards were recognized by England's High Court in February, a statutory demand served in April went unsatisfied, and Lancia's attempt to set aside that demand was dismissed in May.
Citadel estimates it holds security worth only about 21,886 pounds against the debt, mostly small bank accounts and minority interests in French companies.
In the letter accompanying the U.S. dismissal, Citadel also noted that Lancia is subject to a worldwide freezing order and faces bankruptcy proceedings, adding that evidence presented at a June 26 High Court hearing failed to persuade the court that his ownership stake in Portofino held significant value.
"These developments have led Citadel Securities to believe that further litigation would likely yield little more than another unsatisfied judgment," the company wrote.
UPDATE (July 8, 5.18 pm UTC): Updates story with Portofino's lawyer's comments.
UPDATE (July 8, 3.12 pm UTC): Updates story with Citadel spokesperson comment.
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