沙奎尔·奥尼尔同意支付 1100 万美元以和解与陷入困境的 Astrals NFT 项目相关的诉讼

该和解旨在偿还据报道通过基于 Solana 的 NFT 和相关治理代币 GLXY 购买未注册证券的投资者。

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.

根据周五提交的法庭文件，NBA 传奇人物沙奎尔·奥尼尔已同意支付 1100 万美元，以了结因参与失败的 Astrals NFT 项目而引发的集体诉讼。

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.

该和解旨在赔偿购买 NFT 和相关治理代币 GLXY 的投资者，这些代币据称是未注册的证券。如果获得法院批准，该协议还将解决针对 O'Neal Terkait 与 NFT 项目的所有法律索赔。

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.

根据合作协议，奥尼尔和参与 Astrals 项目的其他各方将共同支付 1100 万美元，以弥补受影响投资者的损失和法律费用。该和解协议旨在迎合那些在 2022 年该项目崩溃之前购买 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.

代表投资者提起的集体诉讼称，奥尼尔在社交媒体和 DJ 表演中积极宣传 NFT 和代币。

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.

该项目始于 10,000 个虚拟宇宙头像和 Solana 上的代币，由于奥尼尔的参与而引起了广泛关注。然而，在大力支持这一举措后，奥尼尔和他的团队放弃了该项目，导致众多投资者遭受重大损失。

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.

该诉讼还声称，奥尼尔在未注册 NFT 和 GLXY 代币的情况下发行证券，欺骗了投资者。佛罗里达州联邦法官此前曾裁定，即使没有向原告提出任何具体建议，奥尼尔也可能根据法律作为证券的“卖方”承担责任。

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.

这一决定是在法官考虑了奥尼尔对 Astrals 项目成功的经济利益以及他在营销资产方面的积极社交媒体影响力后做出的。

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团队向社区通报了其严峻的财务状况，并宣布即将破产。该项目表示将停止使用 GLXY 代币，因为它无法再维持其运营。

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.

在这种情况下，通过和解，奥尼尔将能够避免漫长的法律斗争，并与受影响的投资者达成协议。

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

奥尼尔此前曾试图驳回诉讼，称这些数字资产是为游戏玩家而不是投资者设计的。

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.

这一发展正值对支持加密货币和数字资产的名人进行越来越严格的法律审查之际。 2022 年，金·卡戴珊 (Kim Kardashian) 同意向美国证券交易委员会 (SEC) 支付 130 万美元，用于推广 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，美国橄榄球运动员汤姆·布雷迪和宋飞传联合创始人拉里·大卫也面临着与破产的 FTX 加密货币交易所相关的诉讼。

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，更广泛的 NFT 市场最近已经显示出复苏的迹象。据 Cryptopolitan 称，10 月中旬销售额增至 3.56 亿美元，环比增长 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，交易数量增长了 42%，达到 720 万笔，NFT 销售的这种增长持续到 11 月中旬，销售额增长了 94%。