Linkedto Partners LLC has filed a class-action lawsuit against DeFi Technologies Inc. and its top executives, alleging violations of federal securities laws. The complaint was submitted to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York on December 1, 2025. It accuses DeFi Technologies and its leaders, including Olivier Roussy Newton, Paul Bozoki, and Stefan Hanssen, of misleading investors about the company's financial health and business prospects.
The case centers around allegations that DeFi Technologies made false statements regarding its business operations and financial outlook between May 12, 2025, and November 14, 2025. Linkedto Partners claims that the company failed to disclose significant delays in executing its decentralized finance (DeFi) arbitrage strategy—a key revenue driver—and understated the competition it faced from other digital asset treasury companies. These omissions allegedly led to inflated stock prices that misled investors about the company's true financial condition.
Throughout the specified period, DeFi Technologies repeatedly assured investors of its strong financial performance driven by its specialized trading desk, DeFi Alpha. The company projected substantial revenue growth for 2025 and highlighted successful arbitrage trades as evidence of this trajectory. However, according to Linkedto Partners' complaint, these representations were materially false and misleading because they concealed critical operational challenges that ultimately impacted the company's ability to meet its revenue forecasts.
On November 6, 2025, DeFi Technologies disclosed that delays in executing arbitrage opportunities had absorbed or delayed a significant share of potential profits over the past year. This announcement led to a notable drop in stock price by over seven percent. Further revelations on November 14 detailed a nearly twenty percent decline in quarterly revenues compared to market expectations and a drastic reduction in projected annual revenues—from $218.6 million to approximately $116.6 million—citing increased competition as a primary factor.
In response to these disclosures, Linkedto Partners alleges that investors suffered significant losses due to artificially inflated stock prices resulting from DeFi Technologies' misleading statements. The plaintiff seeks damages for these losses under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder.
Representing Linkedto Partners LLC is Jeremy A. Lieberman from Pomerantz LLP. The case is being heard before Judge [Name] under Case ID: 1:25-cv-06637.
Source: 125cv06637_Linkedto_Partners_LLC_v_Defi_Technologies_Inc_Complaint_Eastern_District_New_York.pdf