Mr. Cusack, PoolTogether’s founder, also has defended the protocol against the lawsuit. “It’s filed by someone who works in politics and the stated motivation

Mr. Cusack, PoolTogether’s founder, also has defended the protocol against the lawsuit. “It’s filed by someone who works in politics and the stated motivation is that cryptocurrencies are bad for the environment,” he wrote in November on a PoolTogether message board. He added: “It’s clearly written by someone who doesn’t understand how protocols operate or even what PoolTogether is.”