SafeMoon buyers are letting Barstool Sports activities founder Dave Portnoy off the hook because the plaintiffs filed for his dismissal from the lawsuit towards him for allegedly selling the SafeMoon token.
On Aug. 8, the web superstar tweeted that he’s being sued by buyers for “shilling SafeMoon.” Portnoy claimed that he by no means acquired any compensation from the mission and talked about that he misplaced some huge cash after investing within the token. He additionally highlighted that he informed folks that the mission could also be a rip-off earlier than he made his funding and requested his viewers if he ought to sue the plaintiffs for losing his time.
A month later, a court docket submitting retrieved by the authorized info web site Justia showed the individuals who initiated the lawsuit towards Portnoy filed a discover of dismissal. This follows an earlier submitting from Portnoy’s aspect declaring that he has no reference to the SafeMoon mission.
Other than SafeMoon buyers, the superstar additionally shared an electronic mail final month exhibiting that he’s going through stress from SafeMoon for alleged “unfair representations” and giving the corporate “a nasty look” when he talked about his token losses on his present. The grievance additionally confirmed that the mission had requested the superstar to replace his holdings to model 2.
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In 2020, Portnoy made the headlines for exiting Bitcoin (BTC) after going through a $25,000 loss. A month later, the dealer famous that he was coming again to BTC and claimed that his “coronary heart is crypto,” noting that the crypto group is an pleasant group of individuals.
In the meantime, a SafeMoon lawsuit again in February focused many celebrities and influencers for an alleged connection to a pump-and-dump scheme associated to SafeMoon. The scheme included YouTubers Jake Paul and Ben Philips and musicians Nick Carter, Soulja Boy and Lil Yachty.
