投資者因加密貨幣崩盤起訴「Hawk Tuah Girl」Hailey Welch 及其同事

在以 Hawk Tuah 女孩 Hailey Welch 命名的 memecoin 崩潰後，投資者正在起訴與該加密貨幣相關的人。

Investors have filed a lawsuit against several parties involved in the launch of a cryptocurrency named after "Hawk Tuah Girl" Hailey Welch, following the dramatic crash of the memecoin.

在 memecoin 發生戲劇性崩潰後，投資者對參與推出以「Hawk Tuah Girl」Hailey Welch 命名的加密貨幣的幾方提起訴訟。

The memecoin, which was named $HAWK, lost over 95 percent of its value in a single day after it was launched on December 4.

這款名為 $HAWK 的 memecoin 在 12 月 4 日推出後，一天內價值就蒸發了 95% 以上。

Attorneys for the investors wrote in their December 19 court filing that the lawsuit "arises from the unlawful promotion and sale of the Hawk Tuah cryptocurrency memecoin, known as the "$HAWK" token (the "Token" or "$HAWK"), which Defendants offered and sold to the public without proper registration."

投資者的律師在12 月19 日的法庭文件中寫道，該訴訟「源自非法推廣和銷售Hawk Tuah 加密貨幣memecoin，即「$HAWK」代幣（簡稱「Token」或「$HAWK」），該代幣被告未經適當註冊就向公眾提供和出售。

The lawsuit names the following defendants: Tuah The Moon Foundation, which was used to handle the money taken in from the sale of the meme coin, and the coin's creator, OverHere Ltd and its executive, Clinton So and the meme coin's Los Angeles-based promoter, Alex Larson Schultz.

該訴訟指定了以下被告：Tuah The Moon 基金會（該基金會用於處理 Meme 幣銷售所得的資金）、該幣的創造者 OverHere Ltd 及其執行官 Clinton So 以及 Meme 幣位於洛杉磯的公司發起人亞歷克斯·拉爾森·舒爾茨。

Newsweek reached out to Welch, Tuah The Moon and OverHere Ltd for email comment on Thursday.

週四，《新聞周刊》聯繫了韋爾奇、Tuah The Moon 和 OverHere Ltd，要求透過電子郵件發表評論。

Welch rose to fame after she was filmed by YouTube creators using the onomatopoeic phrase "hawk tuah" to describe a spitting action in a sexual context. She has since used her newfound fame to launch a successful merchandise line and a podcast, Talk Tuah, which has featured business people such as Mark Cuban.

韋爾奇因 YouTube 創作者使用擬聲詞“hawk tuah”來描述性背景下的吐口水動作而被拍攝，從而聲名鵲起。此後，她利用自己新獲得的名氣推出了成功的商品系列和播客 Talk Tuah，其中包括馬克·庫班 (Mark Cuban) 等商界人士。

The plaintiff attorneys write in their filing: "Through aggressive promotional campaigns and promises of future growth, Defendants created a speculative frenzy that caused the Token's market value to spike shortly after launch, reaching a significant market capitalization. Defendants leveraged Welch's celebrity status and connections to enhance the Token's credibility and appeal, including discussing the $HAWK project during Welch's podcasts featuring notable guests."

原告律師在文件中寫道：「透過積極的促銷活動和對未來成長的承諾，被告製造了投機狂潮，導致代幣的市場價值在推出後不久飆升，達到了可觀的市值。被告利用韋爾奇的名人地位和關係增強代幣的可信度和吸引力，包括在 Welch 的知名嘉賓主持的播客中討論 $HAWK 項目。

A memecoin is a type of cryptocurrency that is usually launched on the back of a popular internet meme or recurring joke. Welch is not named as a defendant in the case, which was launched in federal court in the eastern district of New York.

迷因幣是一種加密貨幣，通常是在流行的網路迷因或反覆出現的笑話的背景下推出的。該案在紐約東區聯邦法院提起，韋爾奇並未被列為被告。

Attorneys for the investors also state in their filing: "Defendants leveraged the extensive social media following of Hailey Welch, a prominent social media personality known as the "Hawk Tuah Girl," to market the Token as a groundbreaking cryptocurrency project.

投資者的律師也在文件中表示：「被告利用被稱為「Hawk Tuah Girl」的著名社群媒體人物 Hailey Welch 的廣泛社群媒體粉絲，將代幣作為突破性的加密貨幣項目進行行銷。

"Many of the investors were first-time cryptocurrency participants drawn to the project through Welch's involvement.

「許多投資者都是首次加密貨幣參與者，透過韋爾奇的參與被吸引到該計畫。

"The rapid decline in the Token's value caused substantial damages to investors who relied on Welch's participation and the project's stated road map."

“代幣價值的迅速下跌給依賴韋爾奇的參與和項目既定路線圖的投資者造成了重大損失。”

The plaintiffs are represented by several attorneys from the Wolf Popper law firm and Max Burwick from the Burwick law firm. Newsweek reached out to them on Thursday for comment.

原告由 Wolf Popper 律師事務所的幾名律師和 Burwick 律師事務所的 Max Burwick 代表。 《新聞周刊》週四聯繫了他們徵求意見。

On December 4, Welch told Fortune that her memecoin, is "not just a cash grab" as its value crashed by $440 million in just 20 minutes.

12 月 4 日，韋爾奇告訴《財富》雜誌，她的模因幣“不僅僅是搶錢”，因為它的價值在短短 20 分鐘內暴跌了 4.4 億美元。

Welch said she had changed her mind about crypto after attending conferences and realized that it was a "good way to interact with my fans."

韋爾奇表示，在參加會議後，她改變了對加密貨幣的看法，並意識到這是「與粉絲互動的好方法」。

At the time, her manager, Jonnie Forster, clarified that the HAWK token is distinct from other celebrity crypto ventures, as they are not encouraging people to purchase it.

當時，她的經理 Jonnie Forster 澄清說，HAWK 代幣與其他名人加密貨幣企業不同，因為他們不鼓勵人們購買它。

Instead, they planned to distribute free tokens to social media followers and fans who have purchased her merchandise. Forster mentioned that Welch will own 10 percent of the supply, but she will be unable to sell any of it for a year.

相反，他們計劃向社交媒體追隨者和購買了她的商品的粉絲分發免費代幣。福斯特提到韋爾奇將擁有 10% 的供應量，但她在一年內無法出售任何產品。

The defendants will be given an opportunity to replay to the lawsuit and will likely seek a summary judgment in their favor. If the judge does not grant summary judgment, pretrial motions will begin. Plaintiffs are seeking a jury trial and, if granted, a jury would decide damages if the lawsuit is successful.

被告將有機會重審訴訟，並可能尋求對他們有利的簡易判決。如果法官不作出即決判決，則將開始審前動議。原告正在尋求陪審團審判，如果獲得批准，如果訴訟成功，陪審團將決定損害賠償。