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Russell Wilson is the billionaire founder of CoinSpot, one of Australia's largest cryptocurrency trading exchanges.
Founded in 2013, CoinSpot reported a $270 million net profit in the 2025 financial year.
10, a local media outletreportedthat he has sued an ex-employee for allegedly stealing around $500,000 from the exchange.
Related: Crypto investor found dead outside his apartment The court documents filed by CoinSpot's parent company, Casey Block Services, claim that customer support team member Iresh Pawan Perera moved $478,932 out of the company into his personal bank account across 76 transactions in the two years to March.
The lawsuit claims Perera converted CoinSpot's digital currency for "his own use by exchanging it" into cash.
His job was terminated immediately on March 9 because the alleged misappropriation of funds amounted to "material breaches" of his employment agreement.
Kevin O'Leary bets millions on rare sports cards over gold and crypto Top economist says Bitcoin has one flaw gold will never have Ondo's USDY crosses $2.1B market cap in 3 years Wilson's company is seeking damages worth $478,932, in addition to interest.
A CoinSpot spokeswoman told the publication that she could not reveal more details about the crypto exchange's legal battle with its ex-employee while the matter is sub judice.
"CoinSpot enforces robust safeguards to ensure operations and assets remain secure,"she said."We take the security of our customers' holdings extremely seriously and have not had customer funds impacted on our platform.
CoinSpot has zero tolerance for fraud and will always work closely with law enforcement to protect our users." Related: Cathie Wood has strong words about Cloudflare's earnings call This story was originally published byTheStreeton Aug 10, 2026, where it first appeared in theMARKETSsection.
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