DOJ Drops OpenSea NFT Fraud Case After Appeals Court Overturns Conviction
January 23, 2026
Federal prosecutors dropped their case against former OpenSea manager Nathaniel Chastain after an appeals court overturned his NFT insider trading conviction, citing flawed jury instructions that conflated unethical behavior with actual property theft.
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