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TAKATA v. RIOT BLOCKCHAIN, INC. et al
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3:18-cv-02293
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.