沙奎爾·奧尼爾同意支付 1100 萬美元以和解與陷入困境的 Astrals NFT 項目相關的訴訟

和解旨在償還據報道透過基於 Solana 的 NFT 和相關治理代幣 GLXY 購買未註冊證券的投資者。

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal has agreed to pay $11 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over his involvement in the failed Astrals NFT project, according to court documents filed on Friday.

根據週五提交的法庭文件，NBA 傳奇人物沙奎爾·奧尼爾已同意支付 1100 萬美元，以了結因參與失敗的 Astrals NFT 項目而引發的集體訴訟。

The settlement seeks to compensate investors who purchased NFTs and the associated governance token, GLXY, which were allegedly unregistered securities. If approved by the court, the agreement will also resolve all legal claims against O’Neal terkait with the NFT project.

和解旨在賠償購買 NFT 和相關治理代幣 GLXY 的投資者，據稱這些代幣是未註冊的證券。如果獲得法院批准，該協議還將解決針對 O'Neal Terkait 與 NFT 專案的所有法律索賠。

As per the cooperation agreement, O’Neal and other parties involved in the Astrals project will collectively pay $11 million to cover damages for affected investors and legal costs. The settlement aims to cater to those who bought the NFTs before the project collapsed in 2022.

根據合作協議，奧尼爾和參與 Astrals 計畫的其他各方將共同支付 1,100 萬美元，以彌補受影響投資者的損失和法律費用。和解協議旨在迎合那些在 2022 年該項目崩潰之前購買 NFT 的人。

The class-action lawsuit, filed on behalf of investors, alleged that O’Neal played an active role in promoting the NFTs and the token on social media and during his DJ sets.

代表投資者提起的集體訴訟稱，奧尼爾在社交媒體和 DJ 表演中積極宣傳 NFT 和代幣。

The project, which began with 10,000 metaverse avatars and a token on Solana, garnered significant attention due to O’Neal’s involvement. However, after大力 endorsing the initiative, O’Neal and his team abandoned the project, resulting in substantial losses for numerous investors.

該項目始於 10,000 個虛擬宇宙頭像和 Solana 上的代幣，由於奧尼爾的參與而引起了廣泛關注。然而，在大力支持這項舉措後，奧尼爾和他的團隊放棄了該項目，導致許多投資者遭受重大損失。

The lawsuit also claimed that O’Neal had defrauded investors by offering securities without registering the NFTs and the GLXY token. A Florida federal judge had previously ruled that O’Neal could be liable as a “seller” of the securities under the law even without making any specific recommendations to the plaintiffs.

該訴訟還聲稱，奧尼爾在未註冊 NFT 和 GLXY 代幣的情況下發行證券，欺騙了投資者。佛羅裡達州聯邦法官先前曾裁定，即使沒有向原告提出任何具體建議，奧尼爾也可能根據法律作為證券的「賣方」承擔責任。

This decision came after the judge considered O’Neal’s financial interest in the success of the Astrals project and his active social media influence in marketing the assets.

這項決定是在法官考慮了奧尼爾對 Astrals 專案成功的經濟利益以及他在行銷資產方面的積極社交媒體影響力後做出的。

In late October, the Astrals team informed the community of its critical financial situation and announced the impending bankruptcy. The project stated that it would discontinue the GLXY token as it could no longer sustain its operations.

10月下旬，Astrals團隊向社區通報了其嚴峻的財務狀況，並宣布即將破產。該項目表示將停止使用 GLXY 代幣，因為它無法再維持其運作。

In this case, with the settlement in place, O’Neal will be able to avoid a lengthy legal battle and come to an agreement with the impacted investors.

在這種情況下，透過和解，奧尼爾將能夠避免漫長的法律鬥爭，並與受影響的投資者達成協議。

O’Neal had previously attempted to have the lawsuit dismissed, arguing that the digital assets were intended for gamers rather than investors.

歐尼爾先前曾試圖駁回訴訟，稱這些數位資產是為遊戲玩家而不是投資者設計的。

This development comes amid increasing legal scrutiny of celebrities endorsing cryptocurrencies and digital assets. In 2022, Kim Kardashian agreed to pay the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) $1.3 million for promoting EthereumMax.

這一發展正值對支持加密貨幣和數位資產的名人進行越來越嚴格的法律審查之際。 2022 年，金卡戴珊 (Kim Kardashian) 同意向美國證券交易委員會 (SEC) 支付 130 萬美元，用於推廣 EthereumMax。

Moreover, American football player Tom Brady and Seinfeld co-creator Larry David are also facing lawsuits related to the bankrupt FTX crypto exchange.

此外，美國橄欖球運動員湯姆·布雷迪和宋飛傳聯合創始人拉里·大衛也面臨與破產的 FTX 加密貨幣交易所相關的訴訟。

It’s also interesting to note that the broader NFT market has been showing signs of recovery of late. According to Cryptopolitan, sales volume increased to $356 million in mid-October, marking an 18% uptick from the previous month.

值得注意的是，更廣泛的 NFT 市場最近已經顯示出復甦的跡象。據 Cryptopolitan 稱，10 月中旬銷售額增至 3.56 億美元，季增 18%。

Furthermore, the number of transactions rose by 42% to reach 7.2 million, and this growth in NFT sales continued into mid-November with a 94% rise in sales.

此外，交易數量增加了 42%，達到 720 萬筆，NFT 銷售的這種增長持續到 11 月中旬，銷售額增長了 94%。