U.S. court dismisses Celsius most claims against Chainalysis one claim allowed to proceed
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A federal judge in the Southern District of New York dismissed Chainalysis claims against 15 claims, allowing 1 claims to proceed.
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Celsius lawsuit Chainalysis Most claims in the lawsuit dismissed; one claim allowed to proceed
PANews October 1 reported that, according to Cointelegraph, a federal judge in the Southern District of New York dismissed Celsius the litigation administrator's claims against Chainalysis brought by 15 claims, but allowed one claim alleging that it assisted Celsius insiders in breaching fiduciary duties to proceed. Among the dismissed claims, 3 consumer-protection claims may be amended before October 20 The case involves Celsius in 2020 would promote assets calculated using Chainalysis tools as approximately 3300000000 USD assets as “audited.” The plaintiff alleges that Chainalysis participated in the related promotion and knew that it contained misleading statements; the relevant allegations have not been established by the court.
A federal judge in the Southern District of New York dismissed Celsius the litigation administrator's claims against Chainalysis brought by 15 claims.
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The court allowed one claim concerning Chainalysis assisting Celsius insiders in breaching fiduciary duties to proceed.
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Among the dismissed claims, 3 consumer-protection claims may be amended before October 20.
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The case involves Celsius in 2020 would use Chainalysis tools to calculate approximately 3300000000 USD in assets as “audited.”
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The plaintiff alleges that Chainalysis participated in the related promotion and knew that it contained misleading statements; these allegations have not been established by the court.
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This means that most claims cannot proceed at present, but the case is not entirely over: one claim involving assistance in breaching fiduciary duties will continue, and another 3 consumer-protection claims may be amended and resubmitted. The plaintiff's allegations regarding misleading promotion remain allegations only, not facts established by the court.
Why it matters to readers
The case concerns the potential legal liability of crypto-industry service providers that participate in promoting customer assets. Further proceedings concerning the remaining and amendable claims may clarify whether Chainalysis is liable for the related promotion.
Beginners should distinguish between “a claim being allowed to proceed” and “the court finding a violation”: the former only means that the case may continue and does not mean that the allegation has been proven.
Risks and unknowns
The relevant allegations of misleading promotion have not been established by the court.
The materials do not provide the court's ruling, so the full reasons for the ruling and applicable conditions cannot be verified.
The October 20 in the materials is not accompanied by a year.
It is not yet clear whether 3 consumer-protection claims will be amended before the deadline and whether they can proceed after amendment.
The final outcome of the remaining claims is unknown.
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