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Investors sue JPMorgan over its alleged role in a $328M Goliath Ventures crypto Ponzi scheme, with CEO arrested for fraud.
Author: Arushi Garg
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13th March, 2026 – JPMorgan Chase is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit from investors alleging the bank enabled a $328 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme operated by now-defunct Goliath Ventures Inc. The complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California accuses JPMorgan of providing exclusive banking services to the Florida firm from January 2023 to May 2025 while ignoring multiple red flags including rapid fund movements and suspicious transfers totaling around 253 million dollars.
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JUST IN: 🇺🇸 JPMorgan has been sued by its investors for allegedly participating in a $328 million crypto Ponzi scheme. https://t.co/WgzvfHgCjd
12:58 PM·Mar 12, 2026
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JUST IN: 🇺🇸 JPMorgan has been sued by its investors for allegedly participating in a $328 million crypto Ponzi scheme. https://t.co/WgzvfHgCjd
12:01 PM·Mar 12, 2026
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JUST IN: 🇺🇸 JPMorgan has been sued by its investors for allegedly participating in a $328 million crypto Ponzi scheme. https://t.co/WgzvfHgCjd
11:56 AM·Mar 12, 2026
JPMorgan Chase is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit from investors who claim the bank helped facilitate a $328 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme run by now-defunct Florida-based Goliath Ventures Inc. Meanwhile, the lawsuit was filed on March 10, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. (Steele v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 3:26-cv-02067), the complaint alleges that JPMorgan provided exclusive banking services to Goliath from January 2023 to mid-2025 while ignoring warning signs such as rapid fund transfers totaling roughly $253 million.
Goliath Ventures, led by CEO Christopher Alexander Delgado (arrested February 24, 2026, on federal fraud charges), raised at least $328 million from over 2,000 investors by promising high crypto returns that never materialized. According to the lawsuit, funds sent to Goliath’s JPMorgan accounts largely vanished, with Delgado allegedly using the money for personal luxury goods and real estate. The suit claims that the bank’s failure to intervene allowed the scheme to continue for two years before collapsing.
Key milestones in the Goliath Ventures fraud case and legal action involving JPMorgan
JPMorgan starts providing exclusive banking services to Goliath Ventures Inc, supporting the firm’s cryptocurrency-related operations.
More than $253 million in investor funds move through the JPMorgan accounts while multiple warning signals are allegedly overlooked.
Christopher Alexander Delgado, CEO of Goliath Ventures, is arrested by federal authorities in connection with alleged crypto-related fraud.
A proposed class action is filed against JPMorgan in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California over its alleged role in enabling fund flows.
The case moves forward with potential recovery efforts for affected investors and wider implications for bank compliance in crypto finance.
Court filings show that funds wired by over 2,000 investors to Goliath Ventures were largely used for personal luxury purchases and real estate by CEO Christopher Alexander Delgado. These transactions confirm that the $328 million raised in the Ponzi scheme did not go toward legitimate crypto investments.
The case also documents that JPMorgan handled roughly $253 million in transfers linked to Goliath from January 2023 to mid-2025. The bank’s continued provision of exclusive banking services allowed these misappropriated funds to flow unimpeded for over two years before the scheme collapsed.
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