Goliath Ventures
Summary
Goliath Ventures Inc. was an Orlando, Florida-based cryptocurrency investment firm that, according to U.S. federal prosecutors, operated a Ponzi scheme from January 2023 through January 2026, raising at least $328 million from more than 2,000 investors through false promises of guaranteed monthly returns via cryptocurrency liquidity pools. Its founder and CEO, Christopher Alexander Delgado, was arrested on February 24, 2026 on federal wire fraud and money laundering charges; the company subsequently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is the subject of multiple civil class-action lawsuits against Delgado, its banking institutions, and its outside law firm.
Connected Entities
1 entities · 10 linked investigations- + 6 more
Timeline(17 events)
2019-01-01
Christopher Delgado launches Gen-Z Venture Firm in Orlando, Florida, the predecessor to Goliath Ventures Inc.
WFTV / Wikipedia2021-12-20
Delgado purchases 746 Cavan Drive, Apopka, FL for $725,000 — later subject to civil forfeiture proceedings.
IRS Criminal Investigation2023-01-01
Alleged Ponzi scheme operation begins under the Goliath Ventures name; investor funds begin flowing into JPMorgan Chase accounts.
DOJ Middle District of Florida2025-06-30
End of the primary deposit period: approximately $253 million has passed through Goliath-linked JPMorgan Chase accounts; approximately $123 million transferred to Coinbase wallets.
CoinDesk / Sonn Law Group2025-09-01
Investigative journalist Danny de Hek begins publishing exposés alleging Goliath Ventures is a Ponzi scheme linked to the collapsed My Liquidity Partner scheme.
Wikipedia / De Hek website2025-09-21
De Hek emails the Orlando Economic Partnership warning that Goliath Ventures is a fraudulent Ponzi scheme.
Wikipedia2025-09-22
Goliath Ventures files a 124-page defamation lawsuit against de Hek in response to his public allegations.
Wikipedia / De Hek podcast2026-01-01
Goliath ceases communications and stops investor payouts; at least one investor contacts Bank of America to request wire reversals.
Wealth Management / Yahoo Finance2026-02-24
DOJ Middle District of Florida announces arrest of Christopher Alexander Delgado on federal wire fraud and money laundering charges; Broward County Circuit Judge Michael A. Robinson appoints Michael Budwick as court receiver.
DOJ / IRS Criminal Investigation2026-02-24
Goliath Ventures dismisses the defamation lawsuit against Danny de Hek following Delgado's arrest.
Wikipedia2026-03-05
Investor class action (case no. 26-cv-60646) filed against Alston and Bird LLP in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, alleging the law firm provided the legal architecture that enabled the fraud.
Bloomberg Law2026-03-10
Sonn Law Group files federal class action against JPMorgan Chase in the Northern District of California, alleging the bank facilitated the fraud by ignoring compliance red flags.
CoinDesk2026-03-16
Goliath Ventures Inc. files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida, listing assets of $1–10 million against liabilities of $100–500 million.
TheStreet / Yahoo Finance2026-04-22
Alston and Bird moves to dismiss the malpractice claims, arguing investor plaintiffs were never clients of the firm.
Law3602026-05-08
Investors file an amended complaint in Florida federal court adding Bank of America and Coinbase as defendants, alleging they facilitated the scheme's later phase.
BlockTribune / Wealth Management2026-05-15
A second proposed investor class files suit against Alston and Bird alongside additional financial institution defendants.
Law3602026-05-22
United States files civil forfeiture complaint against seven real properties and eleven vehicles allegedly purchased by Delgado with fraud proceeds; total value exceeds $18 million.
IRS Criminal InvestigationDecision Log
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This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain and source URLs are archived via the Internet Archive.
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generated: 6/4/2026, 8:52:53 PM
last updated: 6/4/2026, 8:53:30 PM
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