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  1. April 14, 2026

    Investors Want Sanctions For Fake Citations In LGBCoin Suit

    Investors in the "Let's Go Brandon" meme token urged a Florida federal judge Monday to issue "case-terminating sanctions" against the man behind the coin, saying he and his counsel have lied in discovery, disobeyed court orders and submitted fake legal citations in at least eight filings.

  2. December 03, 2025

    Jury Must Weigh 'Let's Go Brandon' Meme Coin Investor Suit

    An entity and individual associated with the "Let's Go Brandon" meme token can't beat a lawsuit over a collapse in prices for the coin after a judge said a jury must decide whether people purchased the token because they expected profits or because the coin was pitched as "a meme coin for advocacy of conservative values."

  3. April 10, 2025

    Fla. Judge Won't Revisit 'Let's Go Brandon' Coin Class Cert.

    A Florida federal judge won't reconsider his partial certification of a class of purchasers of meme-inspired cryptocurrency LGBCoin in a suit alleging the price of the tokens cratered after its much-hyped plan to sponsor the coin's eponymous NASCAR driver fell apart.

  4. March 31, 2025

    'Let's Go Brandon' Coin Buyers Class Partially Certified

    A Florida federal judge partially certified a class of purchasers of meme-inspired cryptocurrency LGBCoin in a suit alleging the price of the tokens cratered after its much-hyped plan to sponsor the coin's eponymous NASCAR driver fell apart.

  5. October 03, 2024

    'Let's Go Brandon' Coin Trustee Knocks Buyers' Class Claims

    The trustee of the meme-inspired cryptocurrency LGBcoin sought to block class action certification from buyers who claim he sold them unregistered securities by leading them to believe the token would take off through a purported partnership with NASCAR.

  6. July 23, 2024

    'Let's Go Brandon' Coin Buyers Seek Class Cert.

    Investors in the meme-inspired cryptocurrency LGBcoin sought class certification in a lawsuit alleging that prices for the token cratered after its much-hyped plan to sponsor the coin's eponymous NASCAR driver fell apart.

  7. April 29, 2024

    Maker Of 'Let's Go Brandon' Coin Seeks Lawsuit Transfer

    An attorney behind the digital asset inspired by the "Let's Go Brandon" meme urged a Florida federal judge to hand off to another court a securities fraud lawsuit against him, arguing Monday that the remaining parties in the suit have no connection to the district where the action was filed.

  8. May 23, 2023

    No Sanctions For Now In 'Let's Go Brandon' Meme Coin Suit

    A Florida federal judge has refused to sanction a trio of cryptocurrency investors who sued the creators of a so-called meme coin designed for critics of President Joe Biden, but the judge also won't let the investors add back one of the defendants to their suit.

  9. May 15, 2023

    NASCAR Says Meme Coin Suit Belongs In The Scrapyard

    Stock car racing company NASCAR has asked a Florida federal judge to permanently ditch investors' claims that it broke a sponsorship deal for a meme coin named for a viral moment at the end of a race that's become a catchphrase dissing President Joe Biden.

  10. September 28, 2022

    'Let's Go Brandon' Coin Investors Dodge Sanctions, For Now

    Investors in a "Let's Go Brandon"-inspired cryptocurrency and their attorneys have temporarily avoided sanctions for an allegedly frivolous lawsuit filed against coin promoter James Koutoulas, with a Florida federal judge ruling the investors should first be allowed to back up their claims.