The founder of the American Bitcoin mining company Rhodium is facing a class-action lawsuit, accused of misleading plaintiffs into investing $33 million

ChainCatcher news, according to BusinessWire, a group of investors has recently filed a class action lawsuit against the founder of the Texas-based Bitcoin mining company Rhodium Enterprises, accusing him of fraud.

The lawsuit was filed by attorneys from Iacuone McAllister Potter, claiming that the defendants (including Rhodium executives and Imperium Investments Holdings, LLC based in Fort Worth) deliberately misled the plaintiffs by concealing key information and engaging in proprietary trading, resulting in a total investment of $33 million. The case has been filed in the Tarrant County District Court. The lawsuit states, "The defendants intentionally misled and deceived the plaintiffs to secure their millions of dollars in investments so that the defendants could enrich themselves and make Imperium wealthy."

The plaintiffs include a dozen investors in Rhodium, who claim that important facts regarding their investments and Rhodium's business operations were deliberately concealed. Most notably, the lawsuit alleges that the defendants failed to disclose a pending transaction to sell Rhodium's operational facilities to direct competitor Riot Blockchain, a deal that directly triggered conflicts with key power contracts.