伊隆馬斯克和特斯拉撤銷對指控其狗狗幣金字塔計畫的投資者的訴訟

加密貨幣投資者對 8 月 29 日埃隆馬斯克欺詐和內幕交易案件被駁回提出上訴，目前正在撤回訴訟。

Crypto investors who appealed against billionaire Elon Musk in a fraud and insider trading class action lawsuit over Dogecoin are withdrawing their appeal and dropping sanctions against Musk’s lawyers.

在針對狗狗幣的欺詐和內幕交易集體訴訟中對億萬富翁埃隆馬斯克提出上訴的加密貨幣投資者正在撤回上訴，並放棄對馬斯克律師的製裁。

The investors, who had accused Tesla's CEO of fraudulently interfering in the case, are also agreeing to withdraw their Aug. 29 dismissal of the case. Musk and Tesla, in turn, are dropping their request to sanction the investors' lawyers for pushing a “frivolous” case. They had accused the investors' lawyers of constantly changing their legal arguments and pressuring Musk and his company to settle the case for money.

指控特斯拉執行長以欺詐手段干涉此案的投資者也同意撤回 8 月 29 日駁回此案的決定。反過來，馬斯克和特斯拉也放棄了製裁投資者律師的請求，因為他們提出了「無聊」的案件。他們指責投資人的律師不斷改變法律論點，並向馬斯克及其公司施壓，要求他們以金錢和解。

The agreement to dismiss the appeal and both parties' motions was filed in Manhattan federal court on Thursday night. It still needs to be approved by U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein.

週四晚上，駁回上訴的協議和雙方的動議已提交給曼哈頓聯邦法院。它還需要美國地區法官阿爾文·海勒斯坦(Alvin Hellerstein)的批准。

Accusations of market manipulation

操縱市場的指控

The original lawsuit sought $255 billion in damages, alleging that Musk manipulated Dogecoin's price through his tweets and interviews. The investors claimed that Musk and Tesla engaged in a “crypto pyramid scheme” by promoting Dogecoin and manipulating its value. They pointed to Musk's 2021 appearance on Saturday Night Live, where he called himself "The Dogefather," and his numerous tweets about Dogecoin as evidence of market manipulation.

最初的訴訟要求賠償 2550 億美元，指控馬斯克透過推文和採訪操縱狗狗幣的價格。投資者聲稱馬斯克和特斯拉透過推廣狗狗幣並操縱其價值來從事「加密金字塔計畫」。他們指出，馬斯克在 2021 年出現在《週六夜現場》中，他稱自己為“狗父”，以及他發布的大量有關狗狗幣的推文，作為市場操縱的證據。

“Defendant Musk is the self-appointed ‘Dogefather,’ ‘former CEO of Dogecoin,’ …… who assembled the ‘Doge Army’ ….to increase the price, market cap and trading volume of Dogecoin.”

“被告馬斯克自封為‘狗狗之父’、‘狗狗幣前首席執行官’……他組建了‘狗狗軍團’……以提高狗狗幣的價格、市值和交易量。”

Plaintiff Keith Johnson

原告基思·約翰遜

The investors further alleged that Musk's statements, such as Dogecoin could be the ‘currency of Earth,’ influenced the market, leading to fluctuations in the memecoin's price.

投資者進一步聲稱，馬斯克的言論（例如狗狗幣可能是「地球貨幣」）影響了市場，導致迷因幣價格波動。

In the original lawsuit, the investors alleged that Musk's tweets were false and misleading and that Dogecoin's price was being manipulated. Musk's lawyers said the allegations were baseless and that there was nothing illegal about supporting or joking about a decentralized cryptocurrency. They filed a motion to dismiss the case in April 2023, calling the lawsuit "a work of fiction."

在最初的訴訟中，投資者聲稱馬斯克的推文是虛假和誤導性的，並且狗狗幣的價格被操縱。馬斯克的律師表示，這些指控毫無根據，支持或拿去中心化加密貨幣開玩笑並不違法。他們於 2023 年 4 月提出駁回此案的動議，稱該訴訟是「虛構作品」。

However, on Aug. 29, Judge Hellerstein dismissed the case, ruling that it had no legal standing. The withdrawal of the case marks the end of a contentious legal battle.

然而，8 月 29 日，海勒斯坦法官駁回了此案，裁定其沒有法律依據。該案的撤回標誌著一場有爭議的法律鬥爭的結束。

Dogecoin is among the top cryptocurrencies, with a market capitalization of $52 billion. At the time of writing, it was trading at $0.357, up 84% over the past week and 183% in the last month. However, the coin is still significantly down from its all-time high of $0.731, set on May 08, 2021.

狗狗幣是頂級加密貨幣之一，市值達 520 億美元。截至撰寫本文時，其交易價格為 0.357 美元，上週上漲 84%，上個月上漲 183%。然而，該代幣仍較 2021 年 5 月 8 日創下的歷史高點 0.731 美元大幅下跌。