Lawyer, self-proclaimed Ethereum co-creator and “architect of the ICO,” Steven Nerayoff, has been charged with extortion for allegedly, “…threaten(ing) to destroy a startup cryptocurrency company if…not paid millions of dollars in the cryptocurrency Ether (ETH).” Nerayoff’s LinkedIn profile indicates he has been, “an advisor or investor in more than 25 leading projects including Ethereum, CasperLabs, tZERO, Lisk, and AION.” According to a release from the US Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of New York, Nerayoff and an alleged co-conspirator, Michael Hlady, were both arrested early on Wednesday, September ... (full story)