Blockchain startup agrees to $23M settlement over allegedly fraudulent tokens

Blockchain startup agrees to $23M settlement over allegedly fraudulent tokens
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2019-8-31 18:09

The US’ top financial watchdog has settled with Dallas-based blockchain startup Bitqyck Inc. over allegations it fraudulently sold shares of company stock to more than 13,000 buyers of its Bitqy cryptographic token.

In a statement released yesterday, the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) also alleged the firm and its founders Bruce Bise and Sam Mendez fraudulently promised investors interest in a cryptocurrency mining facility through sales of a secondary token, BitqyM, and its related blockchain-powered smart contract. That facility was supposed to be powered by below-market rate electricity. As it turns out, there was no such deal, and no such facility…

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