Kraken聯合創始人傑西·鮑威爾（Jesse Powell）起訴舊金山公寓大樓合作社，以涉嫌歧視

領先的加密貨幣交易所Kraken的聯合創始人傑西·鮑威爾（Jesse Powell）上了X（以前是Twitter），宣布了他已針對高端公寓大樓在舊金山的合作社提起的訴訟。

Kraken co-founder sues over failed SF apartment bid

Kraken聯合創始人起訴失敗的SF公寓出價

The co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is suing a high-end San Francisco apartment building’s co-op after his bid to purchase a unit was blocked, allegedly due to his ties to the crypto industry and his political donations.

加密貨幣交易所的聯合創始人克雷肯（Kraken）在競標購買單位後，正在起訴一家高端舊金山公寓大樓的合作社，據稱是由於他與加密貨幣行業的聯繫和他的政治捐款。

The plaintiff in the lawsuit, filed on February 5, 2025, in San Francisco Superior Court, is Jesse Powell. The defendant is the board of the 2500 Steiner Street co-op.

傑西·鮑威爾（Jesse Powell）於2025年2月5日在舊金山高等法院提起的訴訟中的原告。被告是2500 Steiner街合作社的董事會。

The lawsuit accuses the co-op board of discrimination and wrongful denial of housing. According to Powell’s legal team, the co-op refused to approve his purchase of a unit in the building without providing a clear or legitimate reason for its decision.

訴訟指控合作社委員會歧視和不法拒絕住房。據鮑威爾的法律團隊稱，合作社拒絕批准他在建築物中購買的單位，而沒有提供明確或合理的決定。

Powell’s legal team alleges in the legal document that his attempt to purchase the property was blocked because of his ties to the Republican political party and involvement in an FBI investigation over two years ago. Additionally, Powell’s $1 million donation to a presidential campaign could also be a reason for the discriminatory actions of the defendant.

鮑威爾的法律團隊在法律文件中聲稱，由於他與共和黨的政黨有聯繫，並參與了兩年前的聯邦調查局調查，因此他試圖購買該物業的企圖被封鎖。此外，鮑威爾向總統競選的100萬美元捐款也可能是被告採取歧視性行動的原因。

Although Powell himself is not affiliated with any political party, his political donations and outspoken support for certain conservative causes seem to have caused friction with the predominantly left-leaning, Democrat-aligned residents of the 2500 Steiner Street building, which is described in the suit as “a bastion of San Francisco power Democrats.”

儘管鮑威爾本人與任何政黨都沒有隸屬關係，但他的政治捐款和對某些保守派事業的直言不諱的支持似乎與2500 Steiner Street建築的主要左傾的民主黨居民造成了摩擦，這是訴訟中描述的作為“舊金山權力民主黨的堡壘”。

In his lawsuit, Powell specifically targets Bruce Golden, a venture capitalist and Accel partner, who is a member of the 2500 Steiner Street co-op board. Powell accuses Golden of leading the charge to block the sale, noting that Golden has made significant financial contributions to Democratic political causes over the years.

在訴訟中，鮑威爾（Powell）專門針對風險投資家和加速合作夥伴布魯斯·戈登（Bruce Golden），他是2500 Steiner Street合作委員會的成員。鮑威爾指責金（Golden）領導了這筆銷售，並指出，多年來，戈爾登（Golden）為民主政治事業做出了重大財務貢獻。

The story of Powell’s struggle dates back to September 2023 when the crypto entrepreneur entered into a deal to buy a unit at 2500 Steiner Street, a 12-unit building, subject to approval from the board and co-op members. Interestingly, in order for the purchase to go through, approvals from nine of the building’s 11 non-selling members were needed.

鮑威爾（Powell）鬥爭的故事可以追溯到2023年9月，當時加密企業家達成了一項交易，在施泰納街2500號（Steiner Street）購買了一個單位，這是一棟12個單元的建築，未經董事會和合作社成員的批准。有趣的是，為了進行購買，需要從該建築物的11個非銷售成員中的9名批准。

However, Powell alleges that the co-op board worked relentlessly to ensure the sale never reached a vote among the shareholders. Despite providing additional financial information, Powell claims that the board continued to stall and, ultimately, rejected the sale in late November 2023 without giving a clear explanation.

但是，鮑威爾（Powell）聲稱合作社委員會不懈地努力確保銷售從未在股東中投票。儘管提供了其他財務信息，但鮑威爾聲稱董事會繼續停滯不前，最終在2023年11月下旬拒絕了這筆交易，而沒有給出明確的解釋。