Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin miner Mawson Infrastructure Group Inc. has reportedly dismissed its CEO, Rahul Mewawalla, amid allegations of fraud and breach of fiduciary responsibility.
The lawsuit was initiated within the Delaware Court docket of Chancery, and the allegations vary from suspected fraudulent actions to misconduct.
Mewawalla denies wrongdoing, factors to earlier achievements
The dismissal of Rahul Mewawalla comes as a shock to many as it’s occurring months after Mawson awarded him $2.5 million in money bonuses, 1.2 million restricted inventory items, and a base wage improve to $1.2 million, a reward for what it referred to as “high-performing” government efficiency.
On Might 30, the corporate notified Mewawalla that his termination for “Trigger,” as outlined in his employment settlement, was into account and days down the road, the board put him on administrative go away, tapping Basic Counsel Kaliste Saloom to be interim CEO.
By July 8, the choice had been made; his board seat was revoked and the lawsuit, which accused him of fraud and fiduciary breaches, was filed in Delaware’s Court docket of Chancery in search of to recuperate damages.
Mewawalla is but to touch upon or reply to Mawson’s accusations. Nevertheless, in a July 17 letter to the board, he “respectfully and vigorously” disagreed with the corporate’s model of occasions whereas highlighting the board’s personal public reward of his management earlier this yr.
He talked about how in latest public filings, the corporate highlighted “quite a few strategic, operational, and monetary milestones achieved” whereas he was CEO, together with 36% income progress, a 35% leap in gross revenue, and reductions in SG&A bills.
Mawson made headlines for being sued months in the past
The dispute between Mawson and its CEO is occurring months after the corporate acquired sued by NYDIG’s mother or father firm, Stone Ridge and its mining subsidiary, Consensus Colocation, accusing it of allegedly illegally acquiring over 20,000 ASIC miners valued at $30 million and utilizing them to mine Bitcoin for itself since February 28, 2025.
Consensus and Mawson had a colocation settlement established in December 2023, with plans to terminate by March 2025. Nevertheless, there have been disputes over colocation charges and entry to miners.
Mawson issued invoices totaling $1,978,000 for colocation charges and electrical energy, which Stone Ridge disputed, claiming there was a mutual settlement that there could be much less power used through the last month of the contract.
Mawson went so far as altering the payout handle for the miners and revoking entry for Consensus personnel, an motion it justified by citing a provision of their settlement that Stone Ridge argues doesn’t apply.
The corporate filed the lawsuit to hunt an injunction that may restore the internet hosting settlement and has demanded that Mawson reinstate entry to the miners as a part of the removing course of. There have been no updates since then however the case has been filed with extra updates anticipated sooner or later.
