Dogecoin Disaster? Lawsuit Accuses Elon Musk Of Crypto Pyramid Scheme
Dogecoin Disaster? Lawsuit Accuses Elon Musk Of Crypto Pyramid Scheme
Keith Johnson is representing a group of individuals who have lost money trading Dogecoin since April of this year, according to Bloomberg.Elon Musk, the world's richest man, and his companies, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) and SpaceX, are being sued for $258 billion over claims that he was involved in a Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) cryptocurrency scheme that inflated the coin's price and left investors with billion-dollar losses.
埃隆·馬斯克世界首富和他的公司，特斯拉公司(納斯達克代碼:TSLA)和SpaceX，被起訴索賠2580億美元，指控他參與了一場道格考因(Dogecoin)加密貨幣計劃抬高了硬幣的價格，給投資者留下了數十億美元的損失。
What Happened: The class-action lawsuit, Johnson v. Musk, 22-cv-05037, accuses Musk of running a crypto pyramid scheme — also known as a Ponzi Scheme — using the Dogecoin cryptocurrency, of which Musk has been a passionate supporter since 2019.
發生的事情：集體訴訟，約翰遜訴馬斯克，22-cv-05037，指責馬斯克使用Dogecoin加密貨幣運行加密傳銷計劃-也被稱為龐氏騙局-自2019年以來，馬斯克一直是Dogecoin加密貨幣的熱情支持者。
"It's not backed by gold, or other precious metal, or anything at all. You can't eat it, grow it, or wear it. Dogecoin does not generate cash flow. It doesn't pay interest or a dividend. It has no unique utility compared to other cryptocurrencies. It is not part of a new internet or metaverse. It's not based upon or tied to anything of value," the introduction of the case says.
“它沒有黃金、其他貴金屬或任何東西作後盾。你不能吃它、種它，也不能穿它。狗幣不產生現金流。它不支付利息或股息。與其他加密貨幣相比，它沒有獨特的效用。它不是新互聯網或元宇宙的一部分。它不基於或捆綁任何有價值的東西，”案件介紹説。
Keith Johnson is representing a group of individuals who have lost money trading Dogecoin since April of this year, according to Bloomberg.
基思·約翰遜據彭博社報道，該公司代表的是一羣自今年4月以來在Dogecoin交易中賠錢的個人。
He's seeking $86 billion in damages, plus an additional $172 billion in damages, as well as an injunction prohibiting Musk and his firms from promoting Dogecoin and a declaration that Dogecoin trade is gambling under the U.S. and New York law.
他正在尋求860億美元的損害賠償，外加1720億美元的額外損害賠償，以及禁止馬斯克和他的公司推廣狗狗的禁令，並宣佈根據美國和紐約州的法律，狗狗交易是賭博。
The lawsuit alleges that "since Elon Musk and his corporations SpaceX and Tesla, Inc. began purchasing, developing, promoting, supporting, and operating Dogecoin since 2019, [the] Plaintiff and the class has lost approximately $86 billion in this Crypto Pyramid Scheme."
訴訟稱，自從埃隆·馬斯克和他的公司SpaceX和特斯拉，Inc.自2019年開始購買、開發、推廣、支持和運營Dogecoin以來，[這個]原告和這一階層在這個加密金字塔計劃中損失了大約860億美元。
Related: SpaceX Employees Say Elon Musk's Behavior Is An 'Embarrassment,' Ask Company To Take Action
相關：SpaceX員工稱埃隆·馬斯克的行為令人尷尬，要求公司採取行動
Why It Matters: While the lawsuit may appear to be a "hail mary" maneuver, Musk's reputation is deteriorating. He was accused of sexual harassment last month, and employees at SpaceX penned an open letter to the company's top management on Thursday morning, urging that "SpaceX must promptly and openly divorce itself from Elon's personal brand."
為什麼這很重要：雖然這場訴訟看起來像是一場“萬福瑪利亞”的演習，但馬斯克的聲譽正在惡化。上個月，他被指控性騷擾。週四上午，SpaceX的員工給公司最高管理層寫了一封公開信，敦促“SpaceX必須迅速、公開地脱離埃隆的個人品牌。”
TSLA Price Action: Shares of Tesla were down 7.82% to $644.36 on Thursday, according to Benzinga Pro.
特斯拉價格行動：根據Benzinga Pro的數據，特斯拉股價週四下跌7.82%，至644.36美元。