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Venkata S. Meenavalli has agreed to pay $400,000 in both disgorgement and penalties related to a 2017 Regulation A+ offering the SEC deemed fraudulent. origin »
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The U.S. SEC is seeking to reopen a case against a Bitcoin fraudster in order to extract monetary penalties
2019-12-11 18:53 | |
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The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) latest annual report concluded that the SEC Division of Enforcement collected more than $4. 3 billion in disgorgement and penalties in 2019. BasedThe post SEC penalties cross $4.
2019-11-6 17:08 | |
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Longfin Corp. , one of the firms that suddenly joined the crypto bandwagon in a bid to take advantage of the bitcoin bull run of 2017, has been ordered by a New York federal court to pay nearly seven million dollars in penalties and disgorgement for fraudulent practices, according to a press release on September 30,Read MoreRead More.
2019-10-1 23:00 | |
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Monday that Block. One, the company behind EOS must pay $24 million in penalties for conducting an unregistered securities sale. Block. One raised a total of $4.
2019-10-1 22:58 | |
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The United States securities regulator has announced hefty fines for two crypto companies. The penalties have been imposed for EOS’ unregistered token sale and a fraudulent public offering.
2019-10-2 22:05 | |
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CoinSpeaker Gladius Gets Reprieve from the SEC and Returns its ‘Unregistered ICO’ Cash Gladius Network LLC self-reports to the SEC for overseeing an unregistered ICO enabling them to avoid penalties provided that they pay all the investors who request for a refund.
2019-2-21 19:00 | |
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The SEC acknowledged a settlement with Gladius Network LLC today. Gladius raised almost $13 million in an ICO at the height of the crypto boom, from October to December 2017. The company tattled on itself last August, self-reporting potential violations to the SEC.
2019-2-21 22:42 | |
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on January 28 that Woodbridge Group of Companies LLC has to pay $1 billion in penalties and disgorgements. The decision was taken by a federal court in Florida after considering the company operated a Ponzi scheme aimed at retail investors. Court orders $1 billion judgment against operators […]
2019-1-29 17:53 | |
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BitMEX is going through regulatory pressure and to avoid issues with the SEC the Hong-Kong based exchange has been shutting down users from US and Canada, as reported by South China Morning Post Jan 15, 2019.
2019-1-17 10:23 | |
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Two former executives of AriseBank, who are charged with managing a fraudulent ICO, agreed to pay penalties and never serve as directors or officers in public companies.
2018-12-13 19:01 | |
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The SEC has settled charges with AriseBank's former CEO and COO, requiring the two to pay $2.7 million in disgorgement and $187,000 in penalties.
2018-12-13 00:45 | |
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The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) recently settled charges against two celebrities who failed to disclose their payments for promoting initial coin offerings (ICO). According to the SEC’s press release published on November 29, 2018, while music producer DJ Khaled and professional boxer Floyd Mayweather did not admit nor deny the findings, they both agreed to pay the disgorgement, penalties, and.
2018-12-3 11:00 | |
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has settled charges against DJ Khaled and Floyd Mayweather Jr for unlawful ICO promotion. Both celebrities have agreed to pay the financial penalties without admitting or denying the findings.
2018-11-30 10:30 | |
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US regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) repeated calls for ICO token issuers to comply with securities laws November 16 as it enforced penalties against Paragon and AirFox. Paragon, Airfox Will Lose Millions In a statement, the SEC appeared to seek a balance between permissiveness and enforcement of “well-established” rules as it confirmed legal action against the two ICO operators, which together raised over $27 million in 2017.
2018-11-20 05:00 | |
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In a press release today, the SEC has imposed civil penalties on two more ICOs. Up to $27 million reimbursed to investors; each company fined $250,000, in addition to other penalties. The SEC appears to be finished watching.
2018-11-17 05:04 | |
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On Friday, Nov. 16, the SEC announced “settled charges against two companies that sold digital tokens in initial coin offerings (ICOs). ” The agency explained that Carriereq Inc. (aka Airfox) and Paragon Coin Inc.
2018-11-17 03:29 | |
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On Friday, Nov. 16, the SEC announced “settled charges against two companies that sold digital tokens in initial coin offerings (ICOs). ” The agency explained that Carriereq Inc. (aka Airfox) and Paragon Coin Inc.
2018-11-17 03:29 | |
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The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has settled charges with two initial coin offering issuers. These cases are the commission’s first to impose civil penalties “solely for ICO securities offering registration violations.
2018-11-17 00:40 | |
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The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has agreed to settle charges with two startups that sold tokens through Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) in 2017. The companies were charged by the SEC for running their ICOs after the regulator clearly defined such offerings as unlicensed securities in its DAO Report of Investigation.
2018-11-17 00:07 | |
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CryptoNinjas The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today announced settled charges against two companies that sold digital tokens in initial coin offerings (ICOs). These are the commission’s first cases imposing civil penalties solely for ICO.
2018-11-17 00:07 | |
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On November 16, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced settled charges against two companies that sold digital tokens in initial coin offerings (ICOs). These are the Commission’s first cases imposing civil penalties solely for ICO securities offering registration violations.
2018-11-17 21:00 | |
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Legal figures engaging with cryptocurrency are warning over continued regulatory uncertainty impacting businesses after US regulators fined EtherDelta almost $400,000 November 8. EtherDelta Could Set Precedent EtherDelta, which operated since 2016 as a smart contract on Ethereum, fell victim to securities obligations under the US’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), leaving owner Zachary Coburn liable for penalties totaling $388,000.
2018-11-9 14:00 | |
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The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has obtained an emergency court order issuing the stoppage of a recently planned initial coin offering (ICO) by Blockvest LLC and its founder Reginald Buddy Ringgold III, who falsely advertised that the token sale was approved by the SEC.
2018-10-12 01:12 | |
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In what seems like the first coordinated strike from government agencies, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have taken action against a securities broker for violating federal laws in connection with security-based swaps funded by bitcoin.
2018-9-29 22:29 | |
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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has fined TokenLot and its founders more than $550,000 for doing business in the U. S. as unregistered broker-dealers. The regulatory watchdog has also slapped them with officer-director bar, amongst other penalties, according to a Finance Magnates report on September 11, 2018.
2018-9-13 05:00 | |
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In what it deems a first for both enforcement actions, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is charging two entities with registration failures.
2018-9-12 23:36 | |
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The SEC announced twin agreements with two different cryptocurrency-related companies
2018-9-12 19:54 | |
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) obtained a permanent penny stock bar and an officer-and-director bar against the founder of a fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO), which actually entered the cryptocurrency market as a cover for funding an oil exploration company in California.
2018-8-16 21:43 | |
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A New York court has backed charges brought by the SEC that the fintech firm committed fraud relating to its public offering and Nasdaq listing.
The SEC filed fresh fraud charges against Longfin Corp. on Wednesday, alleging the company falsified its accounting. Longfin's stock price jumped after it announced a crypto pivot in 2017.