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ICO INVENTOR✦ ETHEREUM 2014✦ 40+ PATENTS✦ $9.6B LAWSUIT✦ CLOUDPARC✦ MAPLE VENTURES✦ CHARGES DISMISSED✦ STO PIONEER✦ ICO INVENTOR✦ ETHEREUM 2014✦ 40+ PATENTS✦ $9.6B LAWSUIT✦ CLOUDPARC✦ MAPLE VENTURES✦ CHARGES DISMISSED✦ STO PIONEER✦
// IDENTITY

STEVEN
DAVID
NERAYOFF

Attorney. Venture Capitalist. Serial Entrepreneur. The man who co-architected Ethereum, invented the ICO, and holds 40+ foundational AI patents — now fighting back with a $9.71 billion counter-attack against the U.S. government.

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Federal Lawsuit
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Patents+
Cloudparc AI Portfolio
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Ethereum Advisory
EducationB.A. American Univ · J.D. Tulane · LL.M. NYU
First JobAssociate, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
InventionsICO · Utility Token · STO
Patent FirmMeister Seelig & Fein PLLC (2025)
// BLOCKCHAIN LEGACY

Pioneer of the
Crypto Revolution

Ethereum
Lisk
Bancor
tZERO
ZenCash
ZCash
Ripio
Aion
StormX
// CLOUDPARC PATENT PORTFOLIO

40+ AI Patents.
Active Enforcement.

Foundational patents covering autonomous driving, humanoid robotics, smart city infrastructure, and drone surveillance — now under active enforcement by Meister Seelig & Fein PLLC.

CORE PATENT
US 9,607,214
"Tracking at Least One Object"
Tracking objects using static and dynamic characteristics captured from image streams. The foundational vision-intelligence patent.
Filed: Sept 16, 2015 Granted: March 28, 2017 Assignee: Cloudparc, Inc.
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Autonomous Driving
ENFORCING
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Humanoid Robotics
ENFORCING
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Smart City Infrastructure
ENFORCING
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UAV / Drone Tracking
ENFORCING
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Automated Parking
PENDING
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Speeding Violation Detection
PENDING
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Smart Sensor Networks
ENFORCING
ENFORCEMENT LAUNCHED — OCTOBER 2025
Meister Seelig & Fein PLLC · Seth Ostrow, Head of Patent Group
"We look forward to helping Nerayoff achieve recognition and compensation for his breakthroughs."
40+Patents
3Industries
2025Enforcement
// CAPITAL RAISE — CONFIDENTIAL

$150M Litigation-Backed
Special Situations Facility

Primary repayment source: designated proceeds from active federal litigation. Strategic asset base: 24 issued U.S. patents. Capital Partner Discussion Draft.

// PROSPECTUS DOCUMENT Open Full Document ↗
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$150M
Target Raise
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$9.6B
Litigation Asset Value
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24
Issued U.S. Patents
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FTCA
Federal Tort Claims Act
Investment Thesis
  • Primary repayment from $9.6B FTCA lawsuit vs. U.S. Government
  • Collateral: 24 issued U.S. patents in autonomous driving, robotics & smart cities
  • Active enforcement by Meister Seelig & Fein PLLC
  • Charges dismissed with prejudice — government suppressed exculpatory evidence
  • Constitutional consultant: Alan Dershowitz, Harvard Law Professor Emeritus
  • Lead counsel: Michael Scotto, former Manhattan Assistant DA
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// CLOUDPARC DATA ROOM

Full patent claim charts (Waymo, Tesla, Nvidia), litigation budget, and legal exhibits available upon NDA execution.

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// ACTIVE LITIGATION
$9.71B+
Total claimed in active lawsuits as plaintiff
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Nerayoff v. United States of America
FTCA · Filed April 2024 · Lead: Michael Scotto + Alan Dershowitz
Fabricated FBI Evidence Malicious Prosecution Withheld Exculpatory Information Coercion Attempt
$9.6B
ACTIVE
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Nerayoff v. Covington & Burling LLP
NY County Supreme Court · Filed September 2024
Legal Malpractice Failed to Submit Exculpatory Evidence Post-Indictment Withdrawal
$100M
ACTIVE
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Nerayoff v. Tyler Fayard ("Boring Sleuth")
Defamation · Filed July 2024
False "Government Plant" Claims Assassination Allegation Economic & Reputational Harm
$10M
ACTIVE
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Nerayoff v. Hlady & Shooshani
Civil Fraud · Filed 2023/2024
Fictitious Consultancy Scheme Non-Existent Consulting Services Fraudulent Inducement
TBD
ACTIVE
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United States v. Nerayoff & Hlady
E.D.N.Y. · Indicted 2019 → Dismissed May 5, 2023
✅ All Charges Dismissed With Prejudice ✅ DOJ Admitted Suppressed Exculpatory Evidence
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DISMISSED
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This is potentially one of the worst abuses of prosecutorial and governmental power I have witnessed in my career.
— Alan Dershowitz, Harvard Law Professor Emeritus & Constitutional Consultant
// MASTER TIMELINE

A Life at the Frontier

1992–1996
Academic foundation: B.A. Accounting (American Univ.), J.D. Tulane Law, LL.M. Tax (NYU). Associate at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.
2000s
Founded iOffer (3rd-largest internet marketplace), eWanted.com, Freedom Home Health Care, and Fleetwood Owen (with Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac).
2010
Founded Cloudparc, Inc. — beginning the AI patent portfolio that would grow to 40+ patents.
2014–2015
Ethereum. Legal & business advisor. Structured the token sale. Invented the ICO, Utility Token, and STO — reshaping global finance forever.
2017
Freedom Eldercare becomes part of $950M Bain Capital deal. Files US9607214 granted. Hired by StormX for ICO advisory.
Sept 2019
Arrested by FBI alongside Michael Hlady. Charges: conspiracy to extort. 3.5 year legal battle begins.
May 5, 2023
All charges DISMISSED with prejudice. DOJ admits exculpatory evidence was suppressed. Charges cannot be re-filed.
2024
Counter-attack: $9.6B FTCA suit vs. U.S. Government (April). $10M defamation vs. "Boring Sleuth" (July). $100M malpractice vs. Covington & Burling (Sept).
Oct 2025
Meister Seelig & Fein PLLC formally launches enforcement of Cloudparc's 40+ patent portfolio against autonomous vehicle, robotics, and smart city industries.
// BUSINESS PORTFOLIO

Ventures & Legacy

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Maple Ventures
Active VC firm. 2024: Lead pre-seed Blockus (Web3 gaming) + Beatdapp Software Series A. Focus: blockchain & emerging tech.
ACTIVE
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Cloudparc, Inc.
AI/smart city patent monetization. 40+ U.S. & international patents. Active enforcement launched Oct 2025.
ENFORCING
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iOffer
At peak: 3rd-largest marketplace on the Internet. A peer-to-peer trading platform years ahead of its time.
LEGACY
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Fleetwood Owen
Co-founded with Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac). World's largest celebrity memorabilia company.
LEGACY
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Freedom Eldercare
Founded as Freedom Home Health Care. Acquired by Webster Capital (2008). Part of $950M Bain Capital deal (2017).
EXITED $950M
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Crypto 2.0
Announced "reboot" project integrating AI with Web3 infrastructure. A next-generation evolution of blockchain.
UPCOMING
// CLASSIFIED: ETHGATE

ETHGate

"1000x bigger than FTX" — Nerayoff's allegations of systematic corruption at the highest levels of Ethereum and U.S. regulatory bodies.

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Ethereum Never Decentralized

Vitalik Buterin allegedly copied Nerayoff's token economy concepts. Claims the network was controlled from inception.

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SEC Regulatory Collusion

Gensler & Clayton gave ETH preferential treatment. William Hinman communicated with Vitalik before declaring ETH "not a security."

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Joseph Lubin Fraud

ConsenSys founder accused of fraud alongside clandestine dealings with senior U.S. government officials.

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2016 Gatecoin Hack

Alleged Ethereum Foundation involvement in the 2016 Gatecoin exchange hack — a major unresolved security breach.

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Audio Transcripts Forthcoming

Nerayoff has committed to releasing audio transcripts as documentary evidence. As of March 2026, these remain pending publication.

// NAMED PARTIES & ASSOCIATES

Key Figures

The full cast of individuals connected to the Nerayoff legal saga — from allies to adversaries.

CONSTITUTIONAL CONSULTANT
Alan Dershowitz
Harvard Law Professor Emeritus. Civil liberties attorney. Called the FTCA prosecution "one of the worst abuses of governmental power" he has witnessed.
LEAD ATTORNEY
Michael Scotto
Former Manhattan Assistant District Attorney. Leads the $9.6B FTCA federal lawsuit against the United States government.
PATENT COUNSEL
Seth Ostrow
Head of Patent Group at Meister Seelig & Fein PLLC. Leading enforcement of Cloudparc's 40+ patent portfolio beginning October 2025.
CO-DEFENDANT → GUILTY PLEA
Michael Hlady
Alias "Michael Peters." Pleaded guilty April 2021 to conspiracy to extort. Now counter-defendant in a fraud suit filed by Nerayoff himself.
MALPRACTICE DEFENDANT
Alan Vinegrad
Covington & Burling partner. Named defendant in the $100M legal malpractice suit for advising Nerayoff NOT to submit exculpatory evidence to prosecutors.
DEFAMATION DEFENDANT
Tyler Fayard ("Boring Sleuth")
X/Twitter personality operating as "Truth Labs." Accused Nerayoff of being a government plant and linked him to an alleged assassination attempt. Sued for $10M.
ETHEREUM ADVERSARY
Vitalik Buterin
Ethereum co-founder. Publicly distanced ETH from Nerayoff post-arrest. Accused by Nerayoff of copying token economy concepts and clandestine government dealings.
ETHEREUM ADVERSARY
Joseph Lubin
Ethereum co-founder and ConsenSys founder. Accused by Nerayoff of fraud and clandestine dealings with senior U.S. government officials in the ETHGate allegations.
SEC TARGET
William Hinman
Former SEC Director. Central figure in ETHGate. Allegedly communicated with Vitalik before declaring ETH "not a security" in 2018, then rejoined a firm connected to the Ethereum Enterprise Alliance.
BUSINESS PARTNER
Mick Fleetwood
Co-founder of Fleetwood Owen with Nerayoff — the world's largest celebrity memorabilia company. Drummer and co-founder of Fleetwood Mac.
EXIT ACQUIRER
Bain Capital
Freedom Eldercare (originally founded by Nerayoff as Freedom Home Health Care) became part of a $950M Bain Capital deal in 2017.
FRAUD CO-DEFENDANT
Marianna Shooshani
Co-defendant alongside Michael Hlady in a civil fraud suit. Accused of operating a fictitious consultancy and accepting payment for non-existent consulting services.
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