Terraform Labs is facing a class action lawsuit in a California federal court, filed by investor Nick Patterson who accused the firm of selling unregistered securities and misleading investors. In response, Terraform Labs has requested a dismissal, contending that U.S securities laws, including the suit's RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) allegations, do not pertain to them due to their foreign protocol and development. The plaintiff did not provide sufficient evidence that mail and wire fraud occurred domestically. Furthermore, the location of digital wallets containing Terra tokens is not revealed.
The collapse of the Terra/Luna ecosystem in May 2022 has sparked lawsuits amongst investors and has resulted in the Securities and Exchange Commission charging Terraform, its founding figure Do Kwon and associated entities with orchestrating a multi-billion securities fraud. To make matters worse, in April of the same year a South Korean court ruled that LUNA was not a security. Subsequently, Terraform Labs co-founder Hyun-seong Shin and nine more individuals associated with the firm were indicted in South Korea on charges of fraud, breach of trust, and embezzlement.
Regardless of the various accusations and verdicts, Terraform Labs is still fighting the class action lawsuit, arguing that the protocols used outside the U.S. are not subjected to the U.S securities laws. Whether the company will be successful in dismissing the investor suit remains to be seen.
Alina Sanders
- 2023-05-05
Class Action Lawsuit Facing Terraform Labs Over Unregistered Securities
Terraform Labs, a firm facing a class-action lawsuit from an investor over unregistered securities, is arguing that US securities laws don't pertain to them due to the firm's foreign protocols. The collapse of the Terra/Luna ecosystem has sparked lawsuits and SEC charges against the firm and its founding figure in response to the multi-billion securities fraud.
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