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Last changed 2026-11-05 · Community evidence — A moderator accepted a piece of community-submitted evidence: Finance Magnates reports CFTC charges against Goliath Ventures and Delgado, ~1,600 customers and at least $397M, and Delgado's June 2026 guilty plea. Trust score now 0. Version history →

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Summary

Goliath Ventures, Inc. was an Orlando, Florida-based crypto investment firm run by founder and CEO Christopher Alexander Delgado that federal prosecutors, the SEC, and the CFTC allege operated as a Ponzi scheme disguised as crypto 'liquidity pool' investing, raising between roughly $328 million and $425 million (sources vary) from investors between January 2023 and January 2026. Delgado was arrested in February 2026, pleaded guilty in June 2026 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering, and admitted to causing at least $250 million in investor losses; he faces sentencing before Judge Gregory A. Presnell in the Middle District of Florida, now listed as January 28, 2027. The company is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, is the target of a federal civil forfeiture action and SEC/CFTC civil suits, and is named (along with JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Coinbase, and the law firm Alston & Bird) in private investor lawsuits alleging the banks and lawyers enabled the scheme.

Connected Entities

7 entities · 60 linked investigations
Organizations
□Goliath Ventures / Christopher Alexander Delgado□Christopher Delgado / Goliath Ventures Inc.□Goliath Ventures□Goliath Ventures / Christopher Delgado□Christopher Alexander Delgado
Protocols
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Relationships
  • Goliath Ventures / Christopher Delgado→mentioned with→Coinbase(60%)
  • Goliath Ventures / Christopher Delgado→mentioned with→Uniswap(60%)
  • Christopher Delgado / Goliath Ventures Inc.→mentioned with→Christopher Alexander Delgado(80%)
  • Christopher Alexander Delgado→mentioned with→Goliath Ventures / Christopher Delgado(80%)
  • Christopher Delgado / Goliath Ventures Inc.→mentioned with→Goliath Ventures / Christopher Delgado(80%)
  • Goliath Ventures / Christopher Delgado→mentioned with→Christopher Alexander Delgado(80%)
  • Christopher Alexander Delgado→mentioned with→Coinbase(60%)
  • Christopher Delgado / Goliath Ventures Inc.→mentioned with→Uniswap(60%)
  • Christopher Alexander Delgado→mentioned with→Christopher Delgado / Goliath Ventures Inc.(75%)
  • Goliath Ventures / Christopher Delgado→mentioned with→Christopher Delgado / Goliath Ventures Inc.(80%)

Connected Through

5 shared actors · 377 investigations

Distinct actors this investigation shares with others — holders, traders, and named parties. Shared infrastructure (exchanges, pools) is excluded.

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Community submissions

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Timeline(13 events)

January 2023

Alleged start of the Goliath Ventures scheme period, per SEC and DOJ filings.

SEC Litigation Release No. 26608

November 2025

SEC alleges Goliath could no longer raise new money fast enough to repay investors, halted monthly distributions, and the scheme began to collapse.

SEC Litigation Release No. 26608

24 February 2026

Christopher Delgado arrested on federal wire fraud and money laundering charges.

IRS Criminal Investigation

3 March 2026

Broward County court appoints Michael S. Budwick as receiver over Goliath Ventures.

Bloomberg Law

5 March 2026

Euliano v. Alston & Bird, LLP class action filed, alleging the law firm enabled the scheme.

Bloomberg Law

March 2026

Investors led by Robby Alan Steele file a proposed class action against JPMorgan Chase in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California; reporting places the filing between March 10 and March 12, 2026, but no source reviewed quotes an exact filing date.

Banking Dive / The Block

March 2026

Goliath Ventures, Inc. files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Bondoro case filing alert

6 May 2026

First amended class action complaint adds Bank of America, Coinbase, Alston & Bird, and Broad Financial as defendants.

Class Law Group

May 2026

U.S. Attorney's Office and IRS-CI announce civil forfeiture complaint targeting 7 real properties and 11 vehicles allegedly bought with scheme proceeds.

IRS Criminal Investigation

30 June 2026

Delgado pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering; admits at least $250 million in investor losses and agrees to forfeit 8 real properties, 11 vehicles, 30 watches, and other luxury assets.

IRS Criminal Investigation

11 August 2026

SEC and CFTC each file civil enforcement complaints against Goliath Ventures and Delgado.

SEC Litigation Release No. 26608

October 2026

Sentencing was originally reported as scheduled for this date in plea-coverage news reports.

Decrypt

28 January 2027

Current scheduled sentencing date per the Middle District of Florida case page, superseding the earlier-reported October 2026 date.

DOJ/USAO-MDFL case page
Provenance & Audit Trail

Decision Log

  • #20acceptRecorded on Solana ✓11/5/2026, 7:43:07 AM
    slot 465625227 · hash hrca6ZPp2TgdFfAMcCin33riV71VsP5dbjeBDnFCg2T
  • #19acceptRecorded on Solana ✓11/3/2026, 11:22:22 PM
    slot 465081886 · hash DwMCm3zZHTKwfW5NAuQ1ZH4pZFEiNgtu89WE7LjF6942
  • #18acceptRecorded on Solana ✓11/3/2026, 11:18:43 PM
    slot 465080816 · hash Bmzxoq3VvqBELMreboqBFc2YMdZ5PXcMP8XajJkCvsCJ
  • #17rejectRecorded on Solana ✓11/3/2026, 11:18:06 PM
    slot 465080614 · hash 4Px739g4HLGv9fuY313VRFALPoYnGmmsAh7J5Qqgta3t
  • #16rejectRecorded on Solana ✓11/3/2026, 11:14:47 PM
    slot 465079816 · hash 7mPjYJm9yFL8Qh1RU5Hs7zDqgkgyGMHFDgWnEtvSzUBr
  • #15review revise-8Recorded on Solana ✓11/3/2026, 11:12:59 PM
    slot 465079268 · hash 6eG8QhetJmSnf154bCRpi5b3DQfeZDCpcngk8hxpHboq
  • #14reviewRecorded on Solana ✓11/3/2026, 11:12:59 PM
    slot 465079263 · hash 8NYLxoFevUFHG4SaUygRXWxysSpFWBDgPCjWMDUdxEhZ
  • #13acceptRecorded on Solana ✓11/3/2026, 11:07:41 PM
    slot 465077992 · hash 8hFrWHUZwwgye1e3yHEN8NQKTY37fBJvkfeEdJt9Mirq
  • #12rejectRecorded on Solana ✓11/3/2026, 11:04:21 PM
    slot 465076911 · hash 7xvTEcfvotrC9oZ8vLjswyoGRGGeNB3MJrNvMFeUSgpQ
  • #11rejectRecorded on Solana ✓11/3/2026, 11:03:34 PM
    slot 465076702 · hash 4cyiPtF9khDJXxa8edki8jUHcxqGfNqgVUHHP65tnjVd
  • #10acceptRecorded on Solana ✓11/3/2026, 10:35:26 PM
    slot 465068659 · hash 21VqoDvgynTzbe7kpvSyQ7hWEqL7X9szqqYSHyDL7Hbn
  • #9acceptRecorded on Solana ✓11/3/2026, 10:30:51 PM
    slot 465067492 · hash Bc5wyD5CK2ZMjkgRqnobrUYscVPxM9Kd1di7YVAWk6p3
  • #8acceptRecorded on Solana ✓10/17/2026, 6:27:58 AM
    slot 457937012 · hash 8UQAiMSHUiHZkGF7EjE5K6i3pFAusantz6YCwbfudj4G
  • #7acceptRecorded on Solana ✓10/17/2026, 5:28:09 AM
    slot 457920388 · hash 8vSDDc1Vak3L8FxcfmqsiuvQrsvuUVwsAdS8DCi5jUFF
  • #6rejectRecorded on Solana ✓10/16/2026, 8:57:53 PM
    slot 457778836 · hash G1svT59TqpTkZkSNQYoCniVQTstV7L69n6UvtQYFq7sG
  • #5acceptRecorded on Solana ✓10/16/2026, 8:29:57 PM
    slot 457771248 · hash BmiBm6963SjDgrQaq2DWZwUHGLBeu5apoRDfhSgxRkcM
  • #4reviewRecorded on Solana ✓10/16/2026, 5:38:23 AM
    slot 457523487 · hash 4721xcZqonKxbHTTRz4By81fkzzewEtmYbDtjtp3J8Eo
  • #3review revise-12Recorded on Solana ✓8/25/2026, 11:09:03 PM
    slot 443518704 · hash GduYjAhGdPD3sLZ5GhPXvDvqKeVDKuSxTM31cC3P4MEX
  • #2reviewRecorded on Solana ✓8/25/2026, 11:09:03 PM
    slot 443518692 · hash DujeaVNPWhNQMtiV9FCbb3V5BdyKHWYfB2bfQcXVJs3B
  • #1publishRecorded on Solana ✓8/6/2026, 5:08:24 PM
    slot 443504411 · hash zZZuimKGKQqguhBiUgAKZC6Fr8k9HcQHUS8DhkuSfAk

This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (20 decisions). 0 of 24 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.

Fact-checked 2026-11-036 claims checked0 corrections pending0 applied⛓ anchoredSee findings →

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generated: 8/6/2026, 5:08:10 PM

last updated: 11/5/2026, 7:43:07 AM

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