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Davis Defense Recasts $LIBRA as Memecoin in SDNY Brief

A judge refused to allow early depositions before an August hearing on $280 million in frozen assets.

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Overview

  • Davis’s lawyers filed a 30-page brief in the U.S. Southern District of New York court reframing $LIBRA as a speculative memecoin without intrinsic value or formal business plan.
  • The filing challenged investor Omar Hurlock’s standing by arguing he has not shown direct harm from the token’s collapse.
  • Judge Jennifer Rochon denied a request for early depositions of Hayden Davis and co-defendant Benjamin Chow.
  • An August 19 hearing has been set to determine the outcome of roughly $280 million frozen in connection with the $LIBRA project.
  • Argentine prosecutors continue to collect cross-border exchange and telecom records for the Comodoro Py fraud investigation.