#portofino

The post Citadel Ends Portofino Suit: TradFi Risk Shifts appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. This piece walks through what actually changed with Citadel and Portofino, why it matters for anyone building or trading in crypto, and how the legal playbook is shifting toward collectability over courtroom wins. If you’re a desk lead, founder, or counsel trying to price legal risk, you’ll get a plain-English breakdown of the move from trade-secrets battles to enforcement-first tactics. We’ll keep it practical and grounded in the latest filings. No victory laps here. Just what to watch, what it costs, and how to avoid being the next case study. Editor’s note: Citadel move resonates. In infrastructure and market-structure land, the shift is toward mapping enforcement on day one, not year two. My own diligence checklists now start with asset location, insolvency paths, and interim relief, then circle back to the merits. It sounds unromantic, but it’s how you keep PnL from getting lawyered awa

The post Citadel Portofino Litigation Ends as Enforcement Challenges Mount appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. After nearly three years of cross-border litigation, Citadel has made a calculated retreat from its U.S. trade secrets fight against Portofino Technologies — not because it lost, but because winning again looked increasingly pointless. The Citadel-Portofino litigation has shifted decisively from a battle over legal liability to a harder, messier problem: actually collecting money from someone who, by most indications, doesn’t have enough to pay. Key takeaways Citadel dropped its U.S. trade secrets lawsuit against Portofino Technologies, with each side bearing its own legal costs. Citadel won a nearly 6 million-pound London arbitration award against Portofino co-founder Leo Lancia in 2025, covering breach of contract, unlawful means conspiracy, and deceit. Leo Lancia owes 5.98 million pounds plus interest and costs; Citadel estimates it holds only about 21,886 pounds in securi