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Nathaniel Chastain
Convicted
Former OpenSea employee; convicted in SDNY for an NFT-related insider trading scheme (per DOJ public releases).
Status
Convicted
Jurisdiction
US
Tags
nft, insider-trading, wire-fraud, legal-case
Last updated
2026-02-03
Details
- Case described misuse of confidential information about which NFTs would be featured.
- Status marked convicted based on DOJ conviction announcement.
- Update with sentencing and any forfeiture orders as they become available.
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Timeline
2023-05-03
DOJ (SDNY) announced that a former OpenSea employee was convicted in the first federal insider trading case involving digital assets (NFTs).
• Former OpenSea Employee Convicted Of Insider Trading In First Digital Asset Insider Trading Trial (U.S. Department of Justice (SDNY) press-release)