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   {"actor":"system:backfill","investigation_id":"b48adfb8-e5cd-4d76-b81b-4b8cad81f371","kind":"publish","page_slug":"donald-basile","published_at":"2026-08-21T23:13:19.608Z","sequence_num":1,"snapshot":{"content_type":"investigation","entity_name":"Donald Basile","sections":[{"content":"On April 17, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil complaint against Donald G. Basile, GIBF GP, Inc., and Monsoon Blockchain Corporation in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York (case no. 1:26-cv-02293). The SEC alleges that between March and December 2021, Basile raised approximately $16 million from hundreds of accredited investors through the sale of Simple Agreements for Future Tokens (SAFTs) tied to a planned cryptocurrency called Bitcoin Latinum (BTCL/LTNM).\n\nThe SEC complaint alleges three principal categories of misrepresentation. First, Basile allegedly marketed LTNM as 'the world's first insured digital asset' with up to $1 billion in coverage from an international insurance broker; the SEC contends no such insurance policy was ever issued. Second, the complaint alleges Basile falsely represented LTNM as 'an asset-backed cryptocurrency' secured by an existing trust holding Bitcoin and Ethereum; the SEC states no trust or underlying asset pool was ever established. Third, Basile allegedly promised investors that at least 80 percent of proceeds would support the token's underlying value or reserve; the SEC alleges this commitment was not honored.\n\nAccording to the complaint, Basile is alleged to have misappropriated investor funds for personal use, including approximately $4.1 million toward a Miami condominium, approximately $2.8 million toward a Park City, Utah residence, roughly $1.4 million in personal American Express charges, approximately $1 million transferred to accounts under his or family members' control, and $160,000 for the purchase of a horse.\n\nThe SEC has charged Basile under Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5. GIBF GP, Inc. and Monsoon Blockchain Corporation are charged under Section 17(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5(b) of the Exchange Act. The SEC is seeking permanent injunctions, disgorgement of ill-gotten gains with prejudgment interest, civil monetary penalties, a securities-offering ban, and a permanent officer-and-director bar against Basile.\n\nThese are allegations in an untested civil complaint. No court has made findings of liability. Basile has not been convicted of any crime in connection with these allegations.","heading":"SEC Civil Fraud Complaint (2026)","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"SEC Litigation Release No. 26530 — Donald G. 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The token was marketed under the brand 'Bitcoin Latinum' and promoted as the next-generation digital asset, distinct from Bitcoin. Monsoon Blockchain Corporation served as the primary developer of the project on behalf of what was described as the Bitcoin Latinum Foundation.\n\nThe SAFT offering through which the SEC alleges Basile raised $16 million ran from March to December 2021. Following the offering, LTNM was listed on a number of smaller global exchanges including DigiFinex (announced September 2021), Hotbit, HitBTC, LBank, AAX, and XT.com. In February 2022, Monsoon Blockchain announced a pre-listing on Binance.com and plans for listings on additional exchanges. However, the token ultimately failed to achieve sustainable trading activity and, according to reporting, became essentially worthless.\n\nThe project attracted celebrity promotional support, most notably from professional poker player Phil Hellmuth, who appeared at Bitcoin Latinum promotional events including a crypto gala in Miami and was photographed wearing Bitcoin Latinum-branded merchandise. Marketing materials also claimed that producers of the Star Trek franchise had invested $20 million in the project, an allegation that surfaced in subsequent private investor lawsuits.","heading":"Bitcoin Latinum and Monsoon Blockchain Corporation","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Bitcoin Latinum (LTNM) Announces Upcoming Public Listing on DigiFinex Exchange — GlobeNewswire","type":"official","url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/09/29/2305619/0/en/Bitcoin-Latinum-LTNM-Announces-Upcoming-Public-Listing-on-DigiFinex-Exchange.html"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Phil Hellmuth-endorsed altcoin Bitcoin Latinum accused of securities fraud — Poker.org","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.poker.org/latest-news/phil-hellmuth-endorsed-altcoin-bitcoin-latinum-accused-of-securities-fraud-axpR55C0TMO4/"},{"credibility":1,"name":"A Cryptocurrency Named After The Fictional Money In Star Trek Is 'Worthless' And 'A Scam,' New Lawsuit Alleges — Forbes","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.forbes.com/sites/cyrusfarivar/2022/11/30/a-cryptocurrency-named-after-the-fictional-money-in-star-trek-is-worthless-and-a-scam-new-lawsuit-alleges/"}]},{"content":"Before the SEC filed its 2026 complaint, Bitcoin Latinum and Basile were named as defendants in multiple private civil lawsuits beginning in 2022.\n\nThe primary ongoing case is Jonna et al. v. Bitcoin Latinum et al. (case no. 2:2022cv10208), filed on February 1, 2022, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The plaintiffs, including individuals described as cousins of a sales agent named Kevin Jonna who sold LTNM tokens, allege securities fraud, wire fraud, and fraudulent conversion of investment funds. The plaintiffs claim at least $540,000 of allegedly unregistered securities were sold. As of the available reporting, this case remained pending as of early 2026 and no court ruling on the merits has been entered.\n\nA separate investor lawsuit was filed in California in late 2022, with plaintiff Arshad Assofi alleging that Basile defrauded him of more than $15 million through false representations about the project, including a claimed $20 million investment by Star Trek producers. Reporting also references an earlier California federal lawsuit that was subsequently withdrawn. These cases are civil actions; no court has adjudicated the merits of the fraud allegations in any of them.","heading":"Prior Private Litigation (2022)","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"Jonna et al v. 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Basile holds a BS from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University (completed 1993). His early career included engineering roles at AT&T Bell Labs, IBM, Comcast (Lenfest), and UnitedHealth Group.\n\nBasile was a co-founder and early chairman and CEO of Fusion-io, a flash-storage startup. He served as CEO from February 2008 and departed the company in March 2009 under circumstances that were not publicly characterized as either a resignation or termination at the time, with a reported disagreement over growth projections cited as a contributing factor. Fusion-io subsequently went public and was acquired by SanDisk.\n\nFollowing Fusion-io, Basile became CEO of Violin Memory, another flash-storage company. Violin Memory raised over $400 million under his leadership and completed an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange in September 2013. The IPO was widely characterized as unsuccessful, with shares falling below the offering price on the first day of trading and the company subsequently reporting a quarterly loss of $0.85 per share against $28.3 million in sales, approximately twice the loss that analysts had projected. Violin Memory's board fired Basile in December 2013, less than three months after the IPO. Following his termination, multiple law firms announced investigations and at least one securities class-action lawsuit was filed against Violin Memory on behalf of shareholders who purchased between September and November 2013. Basile and Violin Memory entered a settlement agreement in April 2014 resolving claims related to his departure and severance; no public finding of wrongdoing against Basile personally was made in that settlement.\n\nBasile subsequently served as co-CEO and chairman of Roman DBDR Tech Acquisition Corp. and related SPAC entities (Roman DBDR II and III), which raised hundreds of millions of dollars through Nasdaq-listed blank-check vehicles focused on technology, media, and telecom acquisitions. Roman DBDR completed a merger with CompoSecure, a payment card and crypto security company.","heading":"Professional Background","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Don Basile — Wikipedia","type":"other","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Basile"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Violin cuts strings with CEO: Don Basile axed post-IPOcalypse — The Register","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theregister.com/2013/12/16/violin_gives_don_basile_the_heaveho/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Struggling flash storage firm Violin Memory fires its CEO — VentureBeat","type":"news_article","url":"https://venturebeat.com/2013/12/16/struggling-flash-storage-firm-violin-memory-fires-its-ceo"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Fusion-io secretly parts with CEO — The Register","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theregister.com/2009/03/04/fusionio_new_ceo/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Newman Ferrara LLP Announces Securities Class Action Against Violin Memory, Inc. — Business Wire","type":"court_filing","url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131203006744/en/Newman-Ferrara-LLP-Announces-Securities-Class-Action-Against-Violin-Memory-Inc.-and-Advises-of-Lead-Plaintiff-Deadline"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Settlement Agreement and Release between Dr. Donald G. 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Hellmuth was photographed at poker events wearing Bitcoin Latinum-branded merchandise and was listed in at least one investment database as an angel investor, though the nature and extent of his financial involvement was not independently confirmed in available reporting.\n\nMarketing materials and investor pitches, according to private lawsuits filed in 2022, included claims that the producers of the Star Trek franchise had invested $20 million in the project — a claim that plaintiff Arshad Assofi alleged was used to induce his own investment. The Star Trek association appears to be connected to the token's name, which references the fictional currency 'latinum' from the Star Trek universe.\n\nThe SEC complaint alleges that core marketing representations — including the billion-dollar insurance coverage and the asset-backed trust structure — were materially false. These allegations have not been adjudicated.","heading":"Token Marketing and Promotional Practices","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Phil Hellmuth-endorsed altcoin Bitcoin Latinum accused of securities fraud — Poker.org","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.poker.org/latest-news/phil-hellmuth-endorsed-altcoin-bitcoin-latinum-accused-of-securities-fraud-axpR55C0TMO4/"},{"credibility":1,"name":"A Cryptocurrency Named After The Fictional Money In Star Trek Is 'Worthless' And 'A Scam,' New Lawsuit Alleges — Forbes","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.forbes.com/sites/cyrusfarivar/2022/11/30/a-cryptocurrency-named-after-the-fictional-money-in-star-trek-is-worthless-and-a-scam-new-lawsuit-alleges/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"SEC Sues Bitcoin Latinum Founder for $16M Fraud — Phemex News","type":"news_article","url":"https://phemex.com/news/article/sec-sues-bitcoin-latinum-founder-for-alleged-16-million-fraud-74120"}]}],"sources_used":[{"credibility":1,"name":"SEC Litigation Release No. 26530 — Donald G. Basile, GIBF GP, Inc, and Monsoon Blockchain Corporation","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26530"},{"credibility":1,"name":"SEC Civil Complaint — Donald G. 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In April 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil fraud complaint against Basile and two entities he controls, alleging he raised approximately $16 million from hundreds of investors through materially false representations about insurance coverage, asset backing, and fund usage. All allegations in the SEC complaint remain untested in court; no ruling or adjudication has been entered as of the date of this report.","timeline":[{"date":"2006-08-01","event":"Donald Basile becomes Chairman of Fusion-io, a flash-storage startup.","source":"Don Basile — Wikipedia","source_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Basile"},{"date":"2008-02-01","event":"Basile becomes CEO of Fusion-io, overseeing growth from 11 to over 100 employees and raising $79.5 million in financing.","source":"Fusion-io secretly parts with CEO — The Register","source_url":"https://www.theregister.com/2009/03/04/fusionio_new_ceo/"},{"date":"2009-03-01","event":"Basile departs Fusion-io as CEO under unspecified circumstances, replaced by David Bradford; a disagreement over growth projections was cited as a contributing factor.","source":"Fusion-io secretly parts with CEO — The Register","source_url":"https://www.theregister.com/2009/03/04/fusionio_new_ceo/"},{"date":"2009-09-15","event":"Basile joins Violin Memory as CEO.","source":"Violin Memory grabs Fusion-io's former chief — The Register","source_url":"https://www.theregister.com/off-prem/2009/09/15/violin-memory-grabs-fusion-ios-former-chief/1276207"},{"date":"2013-09-01","event":"Violin Memory completes its NYSE IPO, raising over $400 million but experiencing a first-day share price decline.","source":"Big questions ahead of Violin Memory's IPO — Fortune","source_url":"https://fortune.com/2013/08/29/big-questions-ahead-of-violin-memorys-ipo"},{"date":"2013-12-16","event":"Violin Memory's board fires Basile as CEO less than three months after the IPO, citing the need for 'operational focus.' Shares rise approximately 22% on the announcement. Multiple shareholder class-action investigations are initiated.","source":"Violin cuts strings with CEO: Don Basile axed post-IPOcalypse — The Register","source_url":"https://www.theregister.com/2013/12/16/violin_gives_don_basile_the_heaveho/"},{"date":"2014-04-11","event":"Basile and Violin Memory enter a settlement agreement resolving claims related to his departure and severance. No public finding of wrongdoing was made against Basile in the settlement.","source":"Settlement Agreement and Release between Dr. Donald G. Basile and Violin Memory Inc — Justia Contracts","source_url":"https://contracts.justia.com/companies/violin-memory-inc-18595/contract/416149/"},{"date":"2020-01-01","event":"Bitcoin Latinum project website launches. Monsoon Blockchain Corporation is established as the primary developer.","source":"SEC charges Bitcoin Latinum founder over alleged $16M investor fraud — Crypto Briefing","source_url":"https://cryptobriefing.com/sec-charges-fraud-bitcoin-latinum/"},{"date":"2020-11-01","event":"Roman DBDR Tech Acquisition Corp. completes its $236 million Nasdaq IPO, with Basile serving as co-CEO and chairman.","source":"TMT SPAC Roman DBDR Tech Acquisition files for a $275 million IPO — Nasdaq","source_url":"https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tmt-spac-roman-dbdr-tech-acquisition-files-for-a-$275-million-ipo-2020-10-05"},{"date":"2021-03-01","event":"SAFT offering for Bitcoin Latinum (LTNM) begins. The SEC alleges Basile raised approximately $16 million from hundreds of investors through materially false representations between March and December 2021.","source":"SEC Litigation Release No. 26530","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26530"},{"date":"2021-09-29","event":"Bitcoin Latinum announces its first public exchange listing on DigiFinex.","source":"Bitcoin Latinum (LTNM) Announces Upcoming Public Listing on DigiFinex Exchange — GlobeNewswire","source_url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/09/29/2305619/0/en/Bitcoin-Latinum-LTNM-Announces-Upcoming-Public-Listing-on-DigiFinex-Exchange.html"},{"date":"2021-12-01","event":"SAFT offering for Bitcoin Latinum concludes, having allegedly raised approximately $16 million.","source":"SEC Litigation Release No. 26530","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26530"},{"date":"2022-02-01","event":"Jonna et al. v. Bitcoin Latinum et al. (no. 2:2022cv10208) is filed in the Eastern District of Michigan, alleging securities fraud, wire fraud, and fraudulent conversion of investment funds. Case remains pending.","source":"Jonna et al v. Bitcoin Latinum et al — Justia Dockets","source_url":"https://dockets.justia.com/docket/michigan/miedce/2:2022cv10208/359650"},{"date":"2022-11-30","event":"Forbes reports on additional lawsuits against Basile and Bitcoin Latinum, including allegations from plaintiff Arshad Assofi claiming more than $15 million in losses and false claims about Star Trek producers' involvement.","source":"A Cryptocurrency Named After The Fictional Money In Star Trek Is 'Worthless' And 'A Scam,' New Lawsuit Alleges — Forbes","source_url":"https://www.forbes.com/sites/cyrusfarivar/2022/11/30/a-cryptocurrency-named-after-the-fictional-money-in-star-trek-is-worthless-and-a-scam-new-lawsuit-alleges/"},{"date":"2026-04-17","event":"The SEC files a civil fraud complaint against Basile, GIBF GP, Inc., and Monsoon Blockchain Corporation (case no. 1:26-cv-02293, E.D.N.Y.), alleging a $16 million investor fraud through the LTNM SAFT offering. No court ruling has been entered. The case is at the complaint stage.","source":"SEC Litigation Release No. 26530","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26530"}]},"v":1}

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