2025 Crypto Lawsuits Nearly Match Entire 2024 Total in Just Six Months, Cornerstone Research Reports
Main Idea
Crypto-related lawsuits in the U.S. have surged in the first half of 2025, nearly matching the total number of cases from all of 2024, with Burwick Law initiating half of these cases targeting major platforms.
Key Points
1. In the first half of 2025, six cryptocurrency-related lawsuits were filed, compared to seven in all of 2024.
2. Burwick Law initiated three of the six crypto-related complaints in 2025, representing 50% of all such cases.
3. Notable cases include lawsuits against Pump.fun, the LIBRA memecoin project, MicroStrategy, and Metaplex.
4. MicroStrategy faced a class-action lawsuit over a $5.9 billion unrealized first-quarter loss that impacted shareholder value.
5. Metaplex was accused of attempting to transfer 54,000 unclaimed SOL tokens worth approximately $7.3 million into its decentralized protocol.
Description
Crypto-related lawsuits in the United States have surged dramatically in 2025, with six cases filed during the first half of the year approaching the total of seven lawsuits recorded throughout all of 2024, a new report from Cornerstone Research indicates. According to Cornerstone’s July 30 “Securities Class Action” report , the six cryptocurrency-related legal filings in the first half of 2025 targeted various industry participants. Three cases were directed at cryptocurrency issuers, while one...
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