Big Bitcoin Bull Michael Saylor's Company Sued: They Had Just Bought BTC Today!

robot
Abstract generation in progress

The Bitcoin-focused investment firm Strategy and its co-founder Michael Saylor are facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly violating federal securities laws.

Investors claim that the company made "materially false and misleading statements" about its profitability.

Plaintiff Anas Hamza and other investors filed the lawsuit on Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia through the law firm Pomerantz LLP. The lawsuit specifically covers the period between April 2024 and April 2025 and alleges that Strategy presented the profitability of its "Bitcoin-focused investment strategy" more favorably than the associated risks of Bitcoin's volatility.

In the complaint, it was stated that "Due to the illegal actions and omissions of the defendants and the sudden decline in the market value of the company's securities, the plaintiff and other community members have suffered significant damage."

Not only Saylor but also the company's CEO Phong Le and CFO Andrew Kang are among the defendants in the case.

It is also stated in the complaint that Strategy adopted the new regulation ASU 2023-08 of the Financial Accounting Standards Board at the beginning of 2025. This regulation requires publicly traded companies to report cryptocurrencies at fair value in their financial statements and to reflect these value changes in the income statement. Previously, Strategy used an accounting model that only reflected losses in the case of value declines but did not take into account value increases unless a sale occurred.

Investors claim that the company has presented unrealistic and overly optimistic performance assessments to the public even after transitioning to its new accounting standard. It is alleged that while the company shares positive figures such as "BTC Return," "BTC Profit," and "BTC Dollar Profit," it ignores the potential significant losses that may arise after fair value assessment.

Strategy, while not making a press statement on the matter, addressed the lawsuit in its SEC filing on Monday:

"The complaint seeks an unspecified amount of compensation, interest, attorney's fees, and other legal costs on behalf of the community. We plan to vigorously defend against these claims. At this time, it is not possible for us to predict the outcome of this case or estimate potential damages."

View Original
The content is for reference only, not a solicitation or offer. No investment, tax, or legal advice provided. See Disclaimer for more risks disclosure.
  • Reward
  • Comment
  • Share
Comment
0/400
No comments