Decrypt Covers Arrest of Believe Founder Ben Pasternak Amid Federal Class Action

Burwick Law's federal class action involving the Believe platform and its founder Ben Pasternak has been covered by Decrypt.

The Decrypt article, written by Vince Dioquino and published April 23, 2026, reports that Pasternak was arrested and charged with one count of second-degree strangulation and two counts of third-degree assault with intent to cause physical injury over a March 31 incident. Pasternak pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to return to court June 11. The article situates the arrest alongside the civil allegations in Lee v. Pasternak, noting that the complaint alleges Pasternak ran the same token launch playbook across $PASTERNAK, $LAUNCHCOIN, and $BELIEVE — collecting an estimated $54 million in fees as the platform processed approximately $6 billion in trading volume — while allegedly reneging on at least twelve public buyback promises and executing a token migration that allegedly diluted holders by approximately one-third. The Believe platform's native token has declined approximately 99.8% from its all-time high.

Read the full article: Founder of Solana Token Launchpad Believe Arrested on Assault, Strangulation Charges — Decrypt

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