A legal dispute has arisen between Chiliz Chain, a public chain of sports and entertainment, and its former South Korean employee. The dispute arose when, on April 19, the former employee sued Chiliz's officials, claiming that the token compensation he was promised during his time working for the project from 2020 to 2022 was never honored and was fired for raising the issue. Chiliz responded with civil and criminal lawsuits, accusing the former employee of violating a non-disclosure agreement and spreading misinformation to the media. The civil suit seeks damages, while the criminal suit alleges defamation. In April, the former employee lost the case in this compensation case, but prosecutors dismissed the defamation charges due to insufficient evidence.