耐克面對集體訴訟，要求在關閉其NFT平台RTFKT後尋求500萬美元的賠償

耐克（Nike）在今年早些時候關閉其NFT平台RTFKT後，面臨擬議的集體訴訟，要求賠償超過500萬美元。

Nike is facing a proposed class action lawsuit over the shutdown of its NFT platform RTFKT earlier this year, with investors seeking more than $5 million in damages.

耐克（Nike）在今年早些時候的NFT平台RTFKT關閉方面面臨著擬議的集體訴訟，投資者尋求超過500萬美元的賠償。

The lawsuit, filed in New York’s Eastern District court on April 25, claims that the sportswear giant pulled the rug out from under investors who purchased its digital assets.

該訴訟於4月25日在紐約東部地區法院提起，聲稱這家運動服巨頭將地毯從購買其數字資產的投資者中拉出。

It follows an announcement by Nike in December that it would be “winding down RTFKT operations” by the end of January.

隨後，耐克在12月宣布將在1月底之前“結束RTFKT操作”。

The startup was acquired by the sportswear giant in 2021 during the peak of NFT hype, as companies sought to capitalize on the growing market for digital collectibles.

該初創公司是在NFT Hype峰值期間於2021年被運動服巨頭收購的，因為公司試圖利用不斷增長的數字收藏品市場。

However, the market has since crashed, and several hyped projects have been shut down or are now continuing without the initial teams who built them.

但是，從那以後，市場崩潰了，幾個炒作項目已經關閉，或者現在沒有建造這些項目的最初團隊。

The lawsuit, brought by Jagdeep Cheema and others who purchased RTFKT NFTs, alleges that they suffered “major damages” when Nike closed the platform.

Jagdeep Cheema和其他購買RTFKT NFTS的訴訟稱，當Nike關閉該平台時，他們遭受了“重大損害”。

It claims the NFTs were unregistered securities which Nike sold without registering them with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

它聲稱NFT是未註冊的證券，耐克出售了，而無需在證券交易委員會中註冊它們。

“During the relevant time period, RTFKT was selling its NFTs in an unregistered offering, in violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act,” the lawsuit alleges.

該訴訟稱：“在相關時期，RTFKT在未註冊的產品中出售其NFT，違反了《證券法》第5條。”

It adds that Nike used “its iconic brand and marketing prowess to hype, promote, and prop up the unregistered securities that RTFKT sold.”

它補充說，耐克使用“其標誌性品牌和營銷能力來炒作，促進和支持RTFKT出售的未註冊證券”。

The plaintiffs wouldn’t have purchased the NFTs had they known they were unregistered securities, the lawsuit claims.

訴訟稱，如果原告知道他們是未註冊的證券，原告就不會購買。

It also adds that the value of Nike’s crypto kicks NFT collection has since crashed. When first listed on April 18, 2022, they were changing hands for an average of 3.5 Ether, which at the time was worth about $8,000.

它還補充說，耐克的加密貨幣踢NFT系列的價值此後崩潰了。當2022年4月18日首次上市時，他們平均易手3.5醚，當時價值約8,000美元。

But by April 21, 2025, they were trading at approximately 0.009 Ether, or roughly $16 according to data from OpenSea—a 99.8% loss.

但是到2025年4月21日，根據Opensea的數據，他們的交易價格約為0.009，約為16美元，虧損了99.8％。

The lawsuit claims that Nike’s decision to shut down RTFKT "decimated investors" as "prices plunged and did not recover."

該訴訟聲稱，耐克決定關閉RTFKT“減少投資者”，因為“價格下跌，沒有恢復”。

It adds that the closure also deprived NFT holders of the opportunity to take part in promised challenges and quests, which the plaintiffs claim was a primary reason for purchasing the tokens.

它補充說，關閉還剝奪了NFT持有人參加承諾的挑戰和任務，原告聲稱這是購買代幣的主要原因。

The case comes amid a broader downturn in the NFT market.

該案在NFT市場的衰退更廣泛的情況下來了。

Total sales in the first quarter of 2025 dropped 63% year-over-year, with $1.5 billion in sales from January to March 2025, down from $4.1 billion during the same period in 2024.

2025年第一季度的總銷售額同比下降了63％，從2025年1月至2025年3月的銷售額為15億美元，低於2024年同期的41億美元。

Since the shutdown announcement, RTFKT has apparently been maintained by a single individual named Samuel Cardillo. On Thursday, Cardillo was posting about the sudden disappearance and later reappearance of artwork for the CloneX NFTs project, one of RTFKT’s digital collections.

自關閉公告以來，RTFKT顯然是由一個名叫Samuel Cardillo的人維護的。星期四，Cardillo發布了有關突然消失的信息，後來又為RTFKT的數字收藏之一而重新出現了clonex NFTS項目的藝術品。

The proposed class action seeks damages for alleged violations of consumer protection laws in multiple states including New York, California, Florida and Oregon. It also accuses Nike of breaking various state unfair trade and competition laws.

擬議的集體訴訟因涉嫌違反紐約，加利福尼亞，佛羅里達州和俄勒岡州在內的多個州違反消費者保護法而尋求損害賠償。它還指責耐克打破各個州不公平的貿易和競爭法。

The lawsuit also seeks to enjoin Nike from continuing to sell what it calls unregistered securities.

該訴訟還試圖禁止耐克繼續出售其所謂的未註冊證券。

While a US court has yet to definitively rule on whether NFTs are securities, the lawsuit argues that the court doesn’t necessarily need to decide the legal status of NFTs to address the complaint.

儘管美國法院尚未明確裁定NFT是否是證券，但該訴訟認為法院不一定需要裁定NFT的法律地位來解決投訴。

In contrast, NFT marketplace OpenSea recently urged the SEC in an April 9 letter to exclude NFTs from federal securities laws, arguing they don’t meet the legal definition of a security.

相比之下，NFT Marketplace Opensea最近在4月9日的一封信中敦促SEC將NFT排除在聯邦證券法中，並認為它們不符合安全的法律定義。

According to the lawsuit, Nike has been notified of the suit but has yet to respond. A spokesperson for the company did not immediately return a request for comment.

根據訴訟，耐克已收到訴訟通知，但尚未回應。該公司的發言人沒有立即返回置評請求。

The case is the latest in a growing series of legal challenges related to NFTs as the market has cooled and many projects have been abandoned or lost value.

該案是與NFT相關的一系列法律挑戰中最新的案件，因為市場已經冷卻，許多項目被放棄或喪失了價值。