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TAKATA v. RIOT BLOCKCHAIN, INC. et al

  1. August 28, 2023

    Riot Blockchain Pump-And-Dump Suit Tossed For Good

    A New Jersey federal judge has tossed for good an investor suit against Riot Blockchain Inc. accusing the company and its executives of misleading investors and orchestrating a pump-and-dump scheme, saying their latest complaint does not sufficiently allege fraud or loss causation.

  2. September 02, 2022

    Riot Blockchain Investors Say 3rd Shot At Suit Hits The Mark

    Investors in Riot Blockchain Inc. urged a New Jersey federal judge not to toss their third amended complaint against Riot and its executives, accusing them of misleading investors and orchestrating a pump-and-dump scheme, saying their latest complaint sufficiently alleges fraudulent activity and loss causation.

  3. April 08, 2022

    Riot Blockchain Shakes Pump-And-Dump Claims, Again

    Blockchain company Riot Blockchain and its executives once again dodged claims they orchestrated a pump-and-dump of Riot Blockchain's shares, after a New Jersey federal judge dismissed the case Friday.

  4. April 30, 2020

    Riot Blockchain Escapes Pump-And-Dump Class Claims In NJ

    A New Jersey federal judge on Thursday tossed a proposed shareholder class action alleging 11 individuals orchestrated a pump-and-dump scheme involving a blockchain company, finding that the shareholders failed to show how the defendants violated anti-fraud provisions of federal securities law.

  5. October 29, 2019

    Deny Trio's Bid To Escape Riot Blockchain Suit, Court Told

    A trio accused of participating in a $27 million pump-and-dump scheme purportedly carried out by cryptocurrency firm Riot Blockchain must face securities fraud claims, a proposed class of investors told a New Jersey federal court Monday.

  6. October 23, 2019

    Accused Crypto Schemer Calls Allegations A 'House Of Cards'

    Barry Honig, the Florida investor accused of orchestrating a pump-and-dump takeover of biotech company-turned-cryptocurrency enterprise Riot Blockchain, asserted Tuesday in a New Jersey federal court that Riot shareholders' claims against him are "a house of cards built upon ... baseless and conclusory contentions" and should be dismissed.

  7. October 02, 2019

    Citing SEC Settlement, Crypto Investors Fight Dismissal Bids

    Investors in biotech company-turned-cryptocurrency enterprise Riot Blockchain Inc. fired back late Tuesday at a flurry of requests to end their consolidated class action made by those they accused of taking over the company in service of a pump-and-dump stock manipulation scheme.

  8. October 01, 2019

    Crypto Pump-And-Dump Claims Can't Hold Up, Execs Say

    Two defendants allegedly linked to accusations that biotech company-turned-cryptocurrency investor Riot Blockchain Inc.'s pivot to blockchain was part of a pump-and-dump scheme said Monday in New Jersey federal court that investors' attempts to connect them with the move were tenuous at best.

  9. September 04, 2019

    Riot Blockchain Tries Again To Escape Bitcoin Fraud Suit

    Biotech company-turned-cryptocurrency investor Riot Blockchain Inc. urged a New Jersey federal court to toss a shareholder suit over its bitcoin trading practices Tuesday, arguing that the shareholders didn't point to specific facts to show that Riot knowingly committed securities violations.

  10. March 19, 2019

    Riot Blockchain Tries To Ax Suit Over Alleged Bitcoin Fraud

    A putative class action accusing biotech company-turned-cryptocurrency investor Riot Blockchain Inc. of misleading shareholders about its bitcoin trading practices should be dumped for failure to state a claim, the company told a New Jersey federal court Monday.

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