{"id":82782,"date":"2024-06-27T08:35:53","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T12:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=82782"},"modified":"2024-06-27T08:36:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T12:36:38","slug":"fantom-triumphs-as-court-reverses-lower-court-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/fantom-triumphs-as-court-reverses-lower-court-ruling\/","title":{"rendered":"Fantom Triumphs as Court Reverses Lower Court Ruling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Seoul High Court rules in favor of the <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/fantom-foundation-secures-default-judgment-against-multichain-foundation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fantom Foundation<\/a> against SikSin and CEO Byung-Ik Ahn, dismissing all claims and overturning previous ruling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"611\" 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CEO, Byung-Ik Ahn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The appellate court's decision reverses a previous ruling by the Seoul Central District Court, which dismissed all claims made by the plaintiffs and ordered them to bear all litigation costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This case, which involved allegations of plagiarism and unmet service agreements, demonstrates Fantom's commitment to the integrity of its blockchain technology and its independent development work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Legal Victory for Fantom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially, the Seoul Central District Court had ruled in favor of SikSin, awarding them over 198 million FTM.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the Seoul High Court's Civil Division 19-3 reversed this decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The High Court dismissed all claims made by the plaintiffs and directed them to incur all litigation costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Service agreements concerning the <a 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RosettaLegal, emphasized the case's eventual clarity and complexity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fantom\u2019s Strategic Upgrades & Price Dynamic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Fantom has taken the initiative to improve its network, which includes numerous critical enhancements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) protocol has recently announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/google-cloud-and-map-protocol-partner-to-spur-blockchain-growth.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Cloud<\/a> has been onboarded as one of its main node validators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to validating transactions, Google Cloud's function as a node validator will serve to encourage innovation on the Fantom platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fantom also disclosed the official launch of an upgrade to its current Opera chain, in addition to this strategic partnership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This upgrade&nbsp;came after achieving a 66% threshold&nbsp;consensus 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