securities

Nike's NFT Mess: Unregistered Securities or Just Bad Business?

Nike's NFT Mess: Unregistered Securities or Just Bad Business?

Nike’s NFTarm has been hit with a new class action lawsuit over the Nike-related RTFKT NFT venture. One Australian customer is at the forefront, accusing RTFKT of misleading conduct and over $1M AUD in damages since closing RTFKT. The crux of the argument? These NFTs were actually unregistered securities.Is it...

Nike Faces $5 Million Lawsuit Over NFT Securities Allegations

Nike Faces $5 Million Lawsuit Over NFT Securities Allegations

Nike sued to the tune of $5 million in the Eastern District of New York. The complaints allege that the athletic apparel behemoth breached securities laws in its deployments of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) associated with RTFKT, the virtual sneaker firm it bought in 2021. That lawsuit alleges that Nike leveraged...

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