Bitfinex Investor Sues Wall Street Journal Over Fraud Allegations in Retracted Article

• Christopher Harborne and AML Global Ltd. sued The Wall Street Journal for defamation over a 2023 article accusing them of fraud, money laundering, and terrorism financing related to Tether and Bitfinex • The article was edited after publication to remove paragraphs about Harborne and AML Global • Harborne has a minority stake in Bitfinex from its reimbursement plan after a 2016 hack, but no management role • The lawsuit alleges the article falsely accused Harborne and AML Global despite the Journal knowing the accusations were untrue • The Journal says the lawsuit contains inaccuracies and it intends to mount a robust legal defense