This latest lawsuit is the second class-action Nike is fighting at the moment. Owners of RTFKT NFTs bringing the class action suit allege that their digital assets have substantially devalued. This legal challenge further paints the picture of the challenges Nike has faced since their entry into the Web3 world....
The landscape of cryptocurrency regulation is far from certain. These recent developments are cause for excitement. Recently, the SEC dropped its case against crypto influencer Ian Balina—a sign that the tides may be turning in the regulatory environment for crypto. Taken together, this sudden policy shift raises serious questions about...
Nike, the sportswear behemoth, has now landed in hot water after being sued for launching its own NFTs through RTFKT. On April 25, Australian resident Jagdeep Cheema filed that class-action lawsuit in Brooklyn federal court. This lawsuit claims that through an ill-conceived RTFKT NFT campaign Nike deceived investors by promoting...
That perfectly chaotic and free digital Wild West that is Web3 is having something of a reckoning. Nike’s now deep in a class-action lawsuit over its RTFKT NFT collections, and frankly, it’s about damn time. Never mind the so-called “rug pull.” The true tale behind this case is what it...
The sudden collapse of FTX sent shockwaves throughout the crypto ecosystem. It ignited dozens of marbled legal skirmishes and roused a fog of monetary doubt. NFT Star and Delysium now reportedly are tied up in complex legal conflicts involving FTX. Both firms are currently being sued for signing on to...
Nike, the multinational sportswear behemoth who’s motto is “Just Do It,” finds themselves in an unexpected legal tussle. This lawsuit could have far-reaching implications on the fast-moving universe of Non-Fungible Tokens, or NFTs. Nike’s RTFKT NFTs were recently the subject of a class-action lawsuit accusing the company of deceptive advertising...
Nike, a sportswear giant, faces a lawsuit over its handling of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) after the abrupt shutdown of its digital token project, RTFKT. The lawsuit raises critical questions about consumer protection in the digital asset space and whether NFTs could be classified as securities. As blockchain regulatory analyst Marcin...
This Nike lawsuit… this one feels like a gut punch, huh? Not just to Nike, or even the NFT holders left with potentially worthless digital sneakers, but to the entire Web3 dream. We were sold on a new, democratized, decentralized future, a tech-driven new frontier of digital ownership. Rather, we’ll...
That’s the argument that Nike is currently facing in a lawsuit filed by scan & go startup Symbol New York. This follows the company’s closing of RTFKT, its subsidiary that peddled virtual sneakers as NFTs. The suit, brought by a single investor in the firm, seeks more than $5 million...
With the NFT market’s spectacular bust now leaving big brands that happily jumped feet first into the technology nursing bruised egos and deeper financial wounds. Nike has quickly become one of the biggest names in NFT space. Now it’s fighting a class-action lawsuit after announcing plans to close RTFKT, one...
