CryptoMode: A Thorough Examination
Elon Musk and his legal team have requested the dismissal of a $258 billion lawsuit filed by a group of Dogecoin investors accusing him of orchestrating a pyramid scheme to promote the cryptocurrency. The lawsuit, which was filed in June 2022, has its roots in Musk’s Saturday Night Live appearance in May 2021, where he referred to Dogecoin as “a hustle,” causing a significant price drop. Musk’s defense has dismissed the lawsuit as a “fanciful work of fiction” and argued that his support for Dogecoin on social media was too vague to substantiate a fraud claim. Musk’s lawyers have characterized his tweets as “innocuous and often silly” to persuade the judge to dismiss the lawsuit. The plaintiffs claim Musk drove up Dogecoin’s price by over 36,000% over two years, subsequently allowing it to crash. The outcome of this high-profile lawsuit could have far-reaching implications for the cryptocurrency industry and its regulatory landscape. Despite Musk’s efforts to dismiss the lawsuit, the investors’ lawyer expressed optimism about their chances of success.
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