Lawyers for Andrew and Tristan Tate say the brothers’ social-media displays of wealth, including luxury cars, yachts, watches and cryptocurrency holdings, should not be treated as proof of their financial resources. New court filings describe an Aston Martin and Bugatti Veyron shown online as rented, while the brothers were paid to promote yachts they featured. Their lawyers said claims of unrestricted access to traditional funds, cryptocurrency and Bitcoin, as well as supposed ownership of luxury assets, were grandiose claims used to market online courses and an exaggerated persona. The filings argue the brothers are playing a role and therefore should not be considered flight risks. Prosecutors counter that they have significant financial and social-media resources, may be able to evade authorities by hiding their identities and have intimidated vulnerable complainants. Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested on July 18 and are fighting extradition to the United Kingdom, where The BBC reports they face 59 potential charges, including rape, trafficking, assault and offences related to child-sex-abuse images and extreme pornography. The brothers deny the allegations. Court filings in Romania suggest Andrew Tate might own 21 Bitcoin worth $1.6 million, although he previously claimed to have made $85 million trading crypto. He has also promoted memecoins, launched DADDY in 2024 and accumulated almost $890,000 in reported losses on Hyperliquid perpetual futures.