LydianCoin is run by Gurbaksh Chahal, who was convicted of beating his girlfriend and then had his probation revoked for beating a second woman.

https://ftalphaville.ft.com/2017/09/04/2193198/paris-hilton-backs-an-eyebrow-raising-crypto-project/

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/aug/12/gurbaksh-chahal-silicon-valley-domestic-assault-sentence