DraftKings支付1000萬美元以解決NFT買家的集體訴訟

2月28日，波士頓聯邦法院法官丹妮絲·卡斯珀（Denise Casper）批准了2月26日首席原告賈斯汀·杜福（Justin Dufoe）和班級的幾天前提出的初步和解動議，該授權將“以1000萬美元的現金”解決所有索賠。

DraftKings has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a securities class-action lawsuit from buyers of its non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that the gambling company sold through its now-shuttered marketplace.

DraftKings已同意支付1000萬美元，以解決其賭博公司通過其現已宣布的市場出售的賭博公司（NFTS）的買家的證券集體訴訟。

Boston federal court Judge Denise Casper granted a preliminary settlement motion on Feb. 28, rolling up several filings from earlier in February.

波士頓聯邦法院法官丹尼斯·卡斯珀（Denise Casper）於2月28日批准了初步和解動議，並從2月初提出了幾份文件。

The motion to approve the settlement of the suit, which would see all claims against DraftKings, its co-founders Jason Robins and Matt Kalish, and finance boss turned chief transformation officer Jason Park settled "for $10 million in cash," was filed on Feb. 26 by lead plaintiff Justin Dufoe and the class.

批准解決訴訟的動議，該訴訟將看到所有針對Draftkings的主張，其聯合創始人Jason Robins和Matt Kalish，以及財務老闆轉變為首席轉型官Jason Park的“以1000萬美元的現金定居”，由領導原告Justin Faintiff Justin Dufoe和班級提交。

The settlement would also see the $10 million split between the class action’s members. The filing also noted that Dufoe anticipates later asking for a $50,000 service award "for his time and effort litigating the case" along with attorneys’ fees of up to one-third of the settlement fund plus litigation expenses.

和解協議還將看到集體訴訟成員之間的1000萬美元分配。該文件還指出，杜福（Dufoe）預計後來要求獲得50,000美元的服務獎，以“他的時間和努力訴訟”，以及律師的費用最高三分之一的和解基金以及訴訟費用。

The nearly fully approved settlement is close to ending the suit first filed in March 2023, which alleged that the NFTs that DraftKings sold were investment contracts under US law and, therefore, were being offered as unregistered securities.

幾乎完全批准的和解接近於2023年3月首次提起的訴訟，該訴訟聲稱出售的DraftKings的NFT是根據美國法律簽訂的投資合同，因此被作為未註冊的證券提供。

A highlighted excerpt from the class group's filing arguing to allow the settlement to avoid "costly litigation," which could take years. Source: CourtListener

班級申請提出的強調摘錄辯稱，允許解決方案避免“昂貴的訴訟”，這可能需要數年。資料來源：法院列出者

The suit claimed that the NFTs were being sold as part of a common enterprise with a profit arising from the efforts of others, specifically those of DraftKings, and that the gambling firm had solicited the NFTs' purchase by touting their potential for appreciation in value.

該訴訟聲稱，NFT是作為共同企業的一部分出售的，其利潤是由他人的努力，尤其是Draftkings的努力而產生的，並且賭博公司通過吹捧其價值欣賞的潛力來徵求NFTS的購買。

The class action also noted that the advertised potential for the NFTs to increase in value was highlighted in an email from Robins to employees in January 2023, in which he stated that the company was "focused on building community and delivering experiences that have enduring value to our users."

集體訴訟還指出，在2023年1月，羅賓斯（Robins）到員工的一封電子郵件中強調了NFT增值的廣告潛力，他說該公司“專注於建立社區並提供對我們用戶具有持久價值的經驗”。

In the email, which was included in the class action’s filing, he added that they were "making good progress, but we know there's more to do."

在集體訴訟的文件中包含的電子郵件中，他補充說，他們“取得了良好的進步，但我們知道還有更多事情要做。”

Dufoe alleged in the suit that he had personally lost $14,000 through selling DraftKings NFTs on the company’s DK Marketplace at a loss and by holding NFTs that had lost value.

杜福（Dufoe）在訴訟中聲稱，他親自通過在公司DK市場上出售Draftkings NFT損失了14,000美元，並通過持有損失價值的NFT來損失。

DraftKings moved to dismiss the suit in September 2023, arguing that the NFTs weren’t investment contracts as claimed, specifically stating that they weren’t sold under the promise of a third party’s efforts as required by the US Supreme Court’s 1946 definition of a security in the case of Securities and Exchange Commission v. Howey Co..

DraftKings於2023年9月提出駁回該訴訟，認為NFTS並不是所聲稱的投資合同，特別指出，他們並未根據美國最高法院1946年第三方的努力的承諾，該努力是美國最高法院1946年對證券和交易委員會案案案訴Howey Co. Howey Co.的證券定義的定義。

However, Judge Casper rejected the motion to dismiss in July 2023, stating that the NFTs could be ruled as securities.

但是，卡斯珀法官拒絕了2023年7月解僱的動議，稱NFT可以被裁定為證券。

She added that the gambling firm’s statements about the NFTs having the potential to increase in value could be viewed as promising an investment return from a third party’s efforts.

她補充說，賭博公司關於NFT有可能增加價值的陳述可以看作是從第三方努力中獲得投資回報的承諾。

Judge Casper also noted that the variable nature of the NFTs, which changed in response to community feedback, could be viewed as rendering them subject to the administrative, legal or solvency of a third party.

卡斯珀法官還指出，根據社區反饋而改變的NFT的可變性質可以看作是使它們受第三方的行政，法律或償付能力的約束。

The judge's ruling came as several other US federal court judges ruled on similar cases related to NFTs being classed as securities.

法官的裁決是由其他幾位美國聯邦法院法官就與NFT歸類為證券的類似案件的裁定。

In December 2023, a judge in New York tossed a class action lawsuit from buyers of Vivid Seats' NFTs that claimed the NFTs were unregistered securities.

2023年12月，紐約的一名法官向席位的NFT的買家扔了一項集體訴訟，聲稱NFTS是未註冊的證券。

The judge ruled that the plaintiffs hadn't adequately alleged that Vivid Seats' NFTs were investment contracts.

法官裁定，原告尚未充分聲稱生動的席位的NFT是投資合同。

The judge also shut down a class action lawsuit from buyers of Optimism's tokens that claimed the tokens were unregistered securities.

法官還關閉了樂觀主義代幣買家的集體訴訟，聲稱該令牌是未註冊的證券。

Optimism is a layer-two scaling solution for the Ethereum blockchain.

樂觀是用於以太坊區塊鏈的兩層縮放解決方案。

The judge ruled that the plaintiffs' allegations weren't plausible and that they failed to allege facts showing that Optimism promised or implied a third party would perform the entrepreneurial or managerial role required to render the tokens into investment contracts.

法官裁定，原告的指控不是合理的，他們未能指控事實表明，樂觀主義或暗示第三方將扮演將令牌納入投資合同所需的企業家或管理角色。

Optimism raised $156 million in a token sale in May 2023.

樂觀情緒在2023年5月的代幣銷售中籌集了1.56億美元。

The judge's ruling came after the US Securities and Exchange Commission sued Optimism in December 2023 for selling unregistered securities.

法官的裁決是在美國證券交易委員會於2023年12月起訴樂觀之後提出的，以出售未註冊的證券。

The regulator claimed that Optimism sold $85 million worth of Optimism tokens to US investors in a unregistered offering between December 2021 and May 2023.

監管機構聲稱，樂觀情緒向美國投資者出售了價值8500萬美元的樂觀令牌，以2021年12月至2023年5月之間的未註冊發行。

The SEC also sued several other crypto firms in December 2023 for selling unregistered securities.

SEC還於2023年12月起訴其他幾家加密貨幣公司，以出售未註冊的證券。

The regulator sued crypto exchange Binance for operating an unregistered exchange, selling unregistered securities and wilfully violating the federal securities laws.

監管機構起訴加密貨幣兌換公司以運營未註冊的交易所，出售未註冊的證券並故意違反聯邦證券法。

The SEC also sued crypto exchange Coinbase for operating an unregistered exchange, selling unregistered securities and wilfully violating the federal securities laws.

美國證券交易委員會還起訴加密貨幣交易所，以經營未註冊的交易所，出售未註冊的證券並故意違反聯邦證券法。

The regulator had previously warned Coinbase in March 2023 that it was selling unregistered securities.

該監管機構此前曾在2023年3月警告Coinbase，它正在出售未註冊的證券。

The SEC also sued blockchain startup ChainmaxX for selling unregistered securities

SEC還起訴區塊鏈啟動鏈司法部用於出售未註冊的證券