Kraken联合创始人杰西·鲍威尔（Jesse Powell）起诉旧金山公寓大楼合作社，以涉嫌歧视

领先的加密货币交易所Kraken的联合创始人杰西·鲍威尔（Jesse Powell）上了X（以前是Twitter），宣布了他已针对高端公寓大楼在旧金山的合作社提起的诉讼。

Kraken co-founder sues over failed SF apartment bid

Kraken联合创始人起诉失败的SF公寓出价

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.

加密货币交易所的联合创始人克雷肯（Kraken）在竞标购买单位后，正在起诉一家高端旧金山公寓大楼的合作社，据称是由于他与加密货币行业的联系和他的政治捐款。

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.

杰西·鲍威尔（Jesse Powell）于2025年2月5日在旧金山高等法院提起的诉讼中的原告。被告是2500 Steiner街合作社的董事会。

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.

该诉讼指控合作社歧视和不法拒绝住房。据鲍威尔的法律团队称，合作社拒绝批准他在建筑物中购买的单位，而没有提供明确或合理的决定。

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.

鲍威尔的法律团队在法律文件中声称，由于他与共和党的政党有联系，并参与了两年前的联邦调查局调查，因此他试图购买该物业的企图被封锁。此外，鲍威尔向总统竞选的100万美元捐款也可能是被告采取歧视性行动的原因。

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.”

尽管鲍威尔本人与任何政党都没有隶属关系，但他的政治捐款和对某些保守派事业的直言不讳的支持似乎与2500 Steiner Street建筑的主要左倾的民主党居民造成了摩擦，这是诉讼中描述的作为“旧金山权力民主党的堡垒”。

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.

在诉讼中，鲍威尔（Powell）专门针对风险投资家和加速合作伙伴布鲁斯·戈登（Bruce Golden），他是2500 Steiner Street合作委员会的成员。鲍威尔指责金（Golden）领导了这笔销售，并指出，多年来，戈尔登（Golden）为民主政治事业做出了重大财务贡献。

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.

鲍威尔（Powell）斗争的故事可以追溯到2023年9月，当时加密企业家达成了一项交易，在施泰纳街2500号（Steiner Street）购买了一个单位，这是一栋12个单元的建筑，未经董事会和合作社成员的批准。有趣的是，为了进行购买，需要从该建筑物的11个非销售成员中的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，鲍威尔（Powell）声称合作社委员会不懈地努力确保销售从未在股东中投票。尽管提供了其他财务信息，但鲍威尔声称董事会继续停滞不前，最终在2023年11月下旬拒绝了这笔交易，而没有给出明确的解释。