Robbins LLP has filed a securities class action on behalf of investors who bought Pheton Holdings Ltd. (later renamed iTonic Holdings Ltd., ticker ITOC) between September 5, 2024 and July 29, 2025. The suit alleges the company was the target of a pump-and-dump scheme involving social media impersonators posing as financial professionals, who spread fabricated rumors of a Gilead Sciences acquisition.
The stock rose from its $4.00 IPO price to an intraday high of $32.00 on July 28, 2025, with no disclosed business developments to justify it. The next day it sank 11%, triggered repeated volatility halts, and ultimately closed down 95% at $1.65, wiping out roughly $724 million in market capitalization in a single session.
The lawsuit claims the company and other defendants failed to disclose the risks of this manipulation, and that its auditor and underwriters had prior links to other foreign microcap offerings targeted by similar schemes. The deadline to seek lead plaintiff status is September 28, 2026.
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