Shares in the publicly listed blockchain tech and consultancy firm DigitalX have slumped after it revealed it is facing a legal claim in an Australian court.
In an announcement to the Australian Securities Exchange Friday, the firm says it has been served with an Originating Application and Statement of Claim in the Australia's Federal Court, which has been brought by a group of investors in an initial coin offering to which it was an advisor.
The parties are claiming roughly US$1,833,077 plus damages, the company indicates.
DigitalX says it is currently reviewing the claim with its legal team, but it "Denies any claim of wrongdoing and, for reasons that will become apparent as this matter progresses, believes that it has strong grounds to defend any claims bought forward by these applicants."
The Company intends to vigorously defend this matter and protect the reputation of the Company."
As the news broke, shares in the Perth, Australia, and New York-based firm had dropped from a daily high of AUS$0.
The company, which provides ICO and blockchain consulting services and blockchain software development, originally started off as a bitcoin mining business called DigitalBTC and was the first ever publicly listed bitcoin companies, launching for trading on the ASX back in 2015.
Today's news is not the first time the company has faced legal trouble and, in July 2016, its co-founder, Zhenya Tsvetnenko, resigned after he was indicted by the U.S. government for his alleged involvement in a fraudulent text messaging scheme.
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ASX-Listed DigitalX Hit With Legal Action Over ICO Involvement
gepubliceerd op Sep 28, 2018
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