投資者放棄指控馬斯克操縱狗狗幣的訴訟

加密貨幣投資者稱世界首富及其電動汽車公司特斯拉犯有欺詐和內幕交易行為，他們正在撤回上訴。

Investors in the cryptocurrency Dogecoin who accused Elon Musk and his electric car company Tesla of fraud and insider trading are withdrawing their appeal from an August 29 dismissal of their case.

指控馬斯克及其電動車公司特斯拉詐欺和內幕交易的加密貨幣狗狗幣投資者正在撤回對 8 月 29 日駁回案件的上訴。

The investors, who were seeking class-action status, had also asked the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan to sanction Musk’s lawyers for allegedly interfering with the appeal, including by demanding payment of their hefty legal fees.

正在尋求集體訴訟地位的投資者還要求位於曼哈頓的美國第二巡迴上訴法院對馬斯克的律師進行製裁，因為他們涉嫌幹擾上訴，包括要求支付巨額律師費。

Musk and Tesla, meanwhile, withdrew their motion to sanction the investors’ lawyer for allegedly pursuing a “frivolous” case with ever-changing legal theories to “extort a quick handout.”

與此同時，馬斯克和特斯拉撤回了對投資者律師進行製裁的動議，該律師涉嫌利用不斷變化的法律理論來追究「無聊」的案件，以「快速勒索」。

A stipulation dismissing the appeal and both sides’ motions was filed on Thursday night in federal court in Manhattan. It requires approval by U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein.

週四晚上，曼哈頓聯邦法院提交了駁回上訴的規定和雙方的動議。它需要美國地區法官阿爾文·海勒斯坦的批准。

The investors had sued Musk in June 2021, accusing him of losing them money by driving up Dogecoin's price with tweets and other actions, then abandoning the cryptocurrency.

投資者在 2021 年 6 月起訴馬斯克，指控他透過推文和其他行為推高狗狗幣的價格，然後放棄了這種加密貨幣，從而給他們帶來了金錢損失。

They said Musk and Tesla touted Dogecoin to boost its price and sell their holdings at inflated levels, while knowing the cryptocurrency had no intrinsic value.

他們表示，馬斯克和特斯拉吹捧狗狗幣是為了提高其價格，並以虛高的價格出售其持有的股票，同時知道這種加密貨幣沒有內在價值。

Investors accused Musk of using Twitter posts, an appearance on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” and other stunts to trade Dogecoin at their expense, including by timing trades to Musk’s public statements and activities.

投資者指責馬斯克利用 Twitter 貼文、出現在 NBC 的《週六夜現場》以及其他花招來交易狗狗幣，包括根據馬斯克的公開聲明和活動安排交易時間。

The investors said Musk's conduct caused them to lose money because he failed to disclose his trades, and his statements and actions artificially inflated Dogecoin's price.

投資者表示，馬斯克的行為導致他們虧損，因為他未能披露自己的交易，而他的言論和行為人為提高了狗狗幣的價格。

Musk's lawyers had called the investors' lawsuit “desperate” and said the investors were trying to “manufacture jurisdiction” over Musk in New York, where he does not live.

馬斯克的律師稱投資者的訴訟“絕望”，並表示投資者試圖在馬斯克不住的紐約“製造管轄權”。

They said the investors' claims were barred by statutes of limitation and other legal doctrines, and that Musk's statements about Dogecoin were protected by the First Amendment.

他們表示，投資者的索賠受到時效和其他法律原則的限制，馬斯克有關狗狗幣的聲明受到第一修正案的保護。

Musk and Tesla are also facing separate securities fraud lawsuits over Musk's tweets about a possible take-private transaction for Tesla in August 2018.

馬斯克和特斯拉也因馬斯克在 2018 年 8 月發布的有關特斯拉可能進行私有化交易的推文而面臨單獨的證券詐欺訴訟。