According to documents from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, in the market manipulation lawsuit against Tether and Bitfinex, the court has approved the plaintiffs' motion for class certification and divided the case into two plaintiff groups: spot investors and futures traders. The case accuses the defendants of manipulating crypto market prices through the issuance of USDT between 2017 and 2019. This ruling does not address the substantive liability of the case but means the lawsuit will proceed as a class action. https://www.(law360.com)/articles/2444919