哈林NFT項目投資者蘇創始人喬納森·米爾斯（Jonathan Mills）指控他挪用了數百萬美元

Hashling NFT項目的投資者已針對創始人喬納森·米爾斯（Jonathan Mills）提起訴訟，指控他挪用了數百萬美元，未能支付承諾的股權回報。

Investors in the Hashling NFT project have filed a lawsuit against founder Jonathan Mills, alleging he misappropriated millions of dollars and failed to pay promised equity returns.

Hashling NFT項目的投資者已針對創始人喬納森·米爾斯（Jonathan Mills）提起訴訟，指控他挪用了數百萬美元，未能支付承諾的股權回報。

The May 14 court filing in Illinois accuses Mills of stealing profits from both the NFT project and a related Bitcoin (BTC) mining operation.

5月14日在伊利諾伊州提交的法院申請指責工廠從NFT項目和相關比特幣（BTC）採礦業務中竊取利潤。

According to court documents, Mills allegedly lied about transferring assets from Hashling NFT and at least $3 million from a Bitcoin mining project to Satoshi Labs LLC (formerly known as Proof of Work Labs LLC), where he serves as founder and CEO.

根據法院文件，據稱米爾斯撒謊，說明從哈林NFT轉移資產，至少從比特幣礦業項目中轉移了300萬美元到Satoshi Labs LLC（以前被稱為工作證明實驗室LLC），在那裡他擔任創始人兼首席執行官。

The plaintiffs claim they raised a combined $1.46 million from two NFT drops on the Solana and Bitcoin blockchains. Despite this success, they say they’ve received no returns on their investments.

原告聲稱，他們從Solana和Bitcoin區塊鏈上的兩次NFT跌落中籌集了146萬美元。儘管取得了成功，但他們說，他們的投資尚未獲得回報。

After the NFT drops, the plaintiffs allege Mills began “ghosting” them. They accuse him of creating a flawed shareholder agreement to falsely support his claim that his holding company controlled the project’s assets.

NFT下降後，原告指控米爾斯開始“鬼魂”。他們指責他建立了有缺陷的股東協議，以虛假支持他的控股公司控制該項目資產的說法。

Questionable Shareholder Agreement

可疑的股東協議

The disputed shareholder agreement allegedly gave Mills a 67% equity share in Proof of Work Labs, while several investors who contributed up to $20,000 received just 2% equity each. Mills also held a 67% voting stake on all company matters, with no other partner holding more than 2%.

據稱，有爭議的股東協議在工作實驗室證明了67％的股權份額，而貢獻高達20,000美元的幾位投資者則獲得了每份僅2％的股權。米爾斯還對所有公司事務持有67％的投票股份，沒有其他合作夥伴持有超過2％的股份。

The plaintiffs claim Mills assured them their equity stakes would remain unchanged when he later renamed the company to Satoshi Labs. When contacted by Cointelegraph, Mills did not provide an immediate response to these allegations.

原告聲稱，米爾斯向他們保證，當他將公司重命名為Satoshi Labs時，他們的股權將保持不變。當Cointelegraph與Cointelegraph聯繫時，米爾斯沒有立即對這些指控做出立即回應。

The court filing reveals that the Hashling NFT project began as a different concept initially discussed between Mills and plaintiff Dustin Steerman. The two had established a rapport from previous collaborations.

法院申請顯示，哈林NFT項目始於米爾斯和原告達斯汀·史蒂曼（Dustin Steerman）之間最初討論的另一個概念。兩者已經建立了以前合作的融洽關係。

Project Origins and Team Building

項目起源和團隊建設

Interestingly, Mills reportedly told Steerman at the outset that he had neither money nor NFT-related experience to contribute to the project. Despite these limitations, they proceeded with the Hashling NFT venture.

有趣的是，據報導，米爾斯一開始告訴Steerman，他既沒有錢也沒有與NFT相關的經驗來為該項目做出貢獻。儘管有這些局限性，但他們還是進行了Hashling NFT合資企業。

“[Mills] had a willingness to help push the project forward, and he did have one idea at the start,” said Clinton Ind of Ind Legal Group LLC, the investor’s attorney, in comments to Law360. “Even though that wasn’t the final idea, it did embolden it, and… everyone kind of enjoyed working together in those early stages.”

投資者律師Ind Legal Group LLC的Clinton Ind Ind律師在對Law360的評論中說：“ [米爾斯]有助於推動該項目的前進，而他一開始就有一個想法。” “即使這不是最終的想法，它確實裝滿了它，而且……每個人都喜歡在這些早期階段一起工作。”

To help ensure the project’s success, Mills and Steerman brought in additional investors who are now also plaintiffs in the case. These team members assisted with various aspects of the project, from NFT art creation and social media marketing to attending NFT conferences in New York.

為了幫助確保該項目的成功，米爾斯和斯特曼引入了其他投資者，這些投資者現在也是該案的原告。這些團隊成員協助了該項目的各個方面，從NFT藝術創建和社交媒體營銷到參加紐約的NFT會議。

The case documents even claim Mills convinced his girlfriend to invest in the Hashling NFTs project.

案件文件甚至聲稱米爾斯說服了他的女友投資於Hashling NFTS項目。

The lawsuit seeks multiple remedies, including claims for fraud and breach of fiduciary duty. The plaintiffs have also requested a constructive trust over the project’s assets and full legal restitution.

該訴訟尋求多種補救措施，包括欺詐和違反信託義務的要求。原告還要求對項目的資產和完全賠償的建設性信託。

The case highlights the risks investors face in the largely unregulated NFT space, where project governance and financial transparency often rely heavily on trust between founding partners.

該案強調了投資者在不受監管的NFT領域中面臨的風險，在這些空間中，項目治理和財務透明度通常很大程度上依賴於創始夥伴之間的信任。

The plaintiffs continue to pursue legal action as they seek to recover their investments and promised returns from the allegedly mismanaged project.

原告在尋求收回投資並承諾從據稱不當行業的項目中獲得回報時繼續採取法律行動。

According to the court filing, the claimed misappropriation included both NFT sales proceeds and profits from the related Bitcoin mining operation that was closely tied to the Hashling project.

根據法院申請，聲稱的盜用包括與哈林項目密切相關的相關比特幣採礦業務中的NFT銷售收益和利潤。