埃隆·马斯克和特斯拉撤销对指控其狗狗币金字塔计划的投资者的诉讼

加密货币投资者对 8 月 29 日埃隆·马斯克欺诈和内幕交易案件被驳回提出上诉，目前正在撤回诉讼。

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.

在针对狗狗币的欺诈和内幕交易集体诉讼中对亿万富翁埃隆·马斯克提出上诉的加密货币投资者正在撤回上诉，并放弃对马斯克律师的制裁。

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.

指控特斯拉首席执行官以欺诈手段干涉此案的投资者也同意撤回 8 月 29 日驳回此案的决定。反过来，马斯克和特斯拉也放弃了制裁投资者律师的请求，因为他们提出了“无聊”的案件。他们指责投资者的律师不断改变法律论点，并向马斯克及其公司施压，要求他们以金钱和解。

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.

周四晚上，驳回上诉的协议和双方的动议已提交给曼哈顿联邦法院。它还需要美国地区法官阿尔文·海勒斯坦(Alvin Hellerstein)的批准。

Accusations of market manipulation

操纵市场的指控

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.

最初的诉讼要求赔偿 2550 亿美元，指控马斯克通过推文和采访操纵狗狗币的价格。投资者声称马斯克和特斯拉通过推广狗狗币并操纵其价值来从事“加密金字塔计划”。他们指出，马斯克 2021 年出现在《周六夜现场》中，他称自己为“狗父”，以及他发布的大量有关狗狗币的推文，作为市场操纵的证据。

“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.”

“被告马斯克自封为‘狗狗之父’、‘狗狗币前首席执行官’……他组建了‘狗狗军团’……以提高狗狗币的价格、市值和交易量。”

Plaintiff Keith Johnson

原告基思·约翰逊

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.

投资者进一步声称，马斯克的言论（例如狗狗币可能是“地球货币”）影响了市场，导致模因币价格波动。

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."

在最初的诉讼中，投资者声称马斯克的推文是虚假和误导性的，并且狗狗币的价格被操纵。马斯克的律师表示，这些指控毫无根据，支持或拿去中心化加密货币开玩笑并不违法。他们于 2023 年 4 月提出驳回此案的动议，称该诉讼是“虚构作品”。

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，海勒斯坦法官驳回了此案，裁定其没有法律依据。该案的撤回标志着一场有争议的法律斗争的结束。

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.

狗狗币是顶级加密货币之一，市值达 520 亿美元。截至撰写本文时，其交易价格为 0.357 美元，上周上涨 84%，上个月上涨 183%。然而，该代币仍较 2021 年 5 月 8 日创下的历史高点 0.731 美元大幅下跌。