DraftKings支付1000万美元以解决NFT买家的集体诉讼

2月28日，波士顿联邦法院法官丹妮丝·卡斯珀（Denise Casper）批准了2月26日首席原告贾斯汀·杜福（Justin Dufoe）和班级的几天前提出的初步和解动议，该授权将“以1000万美元的现金”解决所有索赔。

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1000万美元，以解决其赌博公司通过其现已宣布的市场出售的赌博公司（NFTS）的买家的证券集体诉讼。

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

波士顿联邦法院法官丹尼斯·卡斯珀（Denise Casper）于2月28日批准了初步和解动议，并从2月初提出了几份文件。

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.

批准解决诉讼的动议，该诉讼将看到所有针对Draftkings的主张，其联合创始人Jason Robins和Matt Kalish，以及财务老板转变为首席转型官Jason Park的“以1000万美元的现金定居”，由领导原告Justin Faintiff Justin Dufoe和班级提交。

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.

和解协议还将看到集体诉讼成员之间的1000万美元分配。该文件还指出，杜福（Dufoe）预计后来要求获得50,000美元的服务奖，以“他的时间和努力诉讼”，以及律师的费用最高三分之一的和解基金以及诉讼费用。

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.

几乎完全批准的和解接近于2023年3月首次提起的诉讼，该诉讼声称出售的DraftKings的NFT是根据美国法律签订的投资合同，因此被作为未注册的证券提供。

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

班级申请提出的强调摘录辩称，允许解决方案避免“昂贵的诉讼”，这可能需要数年。资料来源：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.

该诉讼声称，NFT是作为共同企业的一部分出售的，其利润是由他人的努力，尤其是Draftkings的努力而产生的，并且赌博公司通过吹捧其价值欣赏的潜力来征求NFTS的购买。

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."

集体诉讼还指出，在2023年1月，罗宾斯（Robins）到员工的一封电子邮件中强调了NFT增值的广告潜力，他说该公司“专注于建立社区并提供对我们用户具有持久价值的经验”。

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."

在集体诉讼的文件中包含的电子邮件中，他补充说，他们“取得了良好的进步，但我们知道还有更多事情要做。”

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）在诉讼中声称，他亲自通过在公司DK市场上出售Draftkings NFT损失了14,000美元，并通过持有损失价值的NFT来损失。

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于2023年9月提出驳回该诉讼，认为NFTS并不是所声称的投资合同，特别指出，他们并未根据美国最高法院1946年第三方的努力的承诺，该努力是美国最高法院1946年对证券和交易委员会案案案诉Howey Co. Howey Co.的证券定义的定义。

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

但是，卡斯珀法官拒绝了2023年7月解雇的动议，称NFT可以被裁定为证券。

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.

她补充说，赌博公司关于NFT有可能增加价值的陈述可以看作是从第三方努力中获得投资回报的承诺。

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.

卡斯珀法官还指出，根据社区反馈而改变的NFT的可变性质可以看作是使它们受第三方的行政，法律或偿付能力的约束。

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

法官的裁决是由其他几位美国联邦法院法官就与NFT归类为证券的类似案件的裁定。

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，纽约的一名法官向席位的NFT的买家扔了一项集体诉讼，声称NFTS是未注册的证券。

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

法官裁定，原告尚未充分声称生动的席位的NFT是投资合同。

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

法官还关闭了乐观主义代币买家的集体诉讼，声称该令牌是未注册的证券。

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

乐观是用于以太坊区块链的两层缩放解决方案。

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，他们未能指控事实表明，乐观主义或暗示第三方将扮演将令牌纳入投资合同所需的企业家或管理角色。

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

乐观情绪在2023年5月的代币销售中筹集了1.56亿美元。

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

法官的裁决是在美国证券交易委员会于2023年12月起诉乐观之后提出的，以出售未注册的证券。

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.

监管机构声称，乐观情绪向美国投资者出售了价值8500万美元的乐观令牌，以2021年12月至2023年5月之间的未注册发行。

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

SEC还于2023年12月起诉其他几家加密货币公司，以出售未注册的证券。

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

监管机构起诉加密货币兑换公司以运营未注册的交易所，出售未注册的证券并故意违反联邦证券法。

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

美国证券交易委员会还起诉加密货币交易所，以经营未注册的交易所，出售未注册的证券并故意违反联邦证券法。

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

该监管机构此前曾在2023年3月警告Coinbase，它正在出售未注册的证券。

The SEC also sued blockchain startup ChainmaxX for selling unregistered securities

SEC还起诉区块链启动链司法部用于出售未注册的证券