Centra Tech Founder Sentenced to Prison for $25M ICO Scam An action was filed against celebrities, including boxer, Floyd Mayweather and DJ Khaled, for promoting Centra Tech’s ICO.
Kik Interactive to Pay $5M Fine under Proposed Settlement with SEC Kik and the SEC, at odds over the last two years, have finally agreed on how to settle the ...
SEC Charges John McAfee with Pocketing $23M from Promoting ICOs The US top agency said McAfee was contracted by ICO projects to promote the sale on his social media ...
SEC Orders Unikrn ICO Issuers to Offer Refund to Token Purchasers Washington-based Unikrn was created in 2017 to offer a blockchain marketplace for bettors, esports fans and gamers.
Rapper T.I., Producer Ryan Felton Sued for Backing Two ICO Scams Felton was the mastermind behind the entertainment streaming platform FLiK, and cryptocurrency trading exchange CoinSpark.
US Grand Jury Indicts PlexCoin Founder of Securities & Wire Fraud The indictment was delivered to Dominic Lacroix, Yan Ouellet and Sabrina Paradis-Royer.
SEC Implicates Lobbyist Jack Abramoff in AML BitCoin Scam Andrade and Abramoff touted the proposed coin as superior to the original bitcoin and that it uses biometric technologies.
SEC Orders Telegram to Pay $18M Fine, Refunds $1.2 Billion to Investors Telegram also has to notify the SEC about any future plans to issue cryptocurrencies, digital coins, or digital ...
Quebec’s Watchdog Hits PlexCoin Operatives with New Charges The ongoing case by many financial regulators against the PlexCoin ICO scam seems to have no end in sight. ...
SEC Settles with BitClave ICO, Establishes $25M Compensation Fund The agreement states that BitClave will return funds to harmed investors via a mechanism called a “Fair Fund.”
SEC Freezes Assets of Bogus ICO Run by Former State Senator No stranger to controversy, Schmidt was accused in 2011 with spending his campaign funds on personal use.
Telegram Agrees to Deliver Gram ICO Documents to SEC Telegram’s lawyers previously requested that the SEC's application be thrown out, calling it an “unfounded fishing expedition.”
Court Denies Telegram Request, Confirms Sweeping Ban on Token Release Telegram proposed for the first time to apply safeguards to exclude US retail investors from Gram resales in the ...
Telegram Pushes Back, Says SEC Still Dodging Its Morrison Argument Telegram argues that SEC has never moved to strike its defense citing the Supreme Court’s decision in the Morrison ...
Telegram Seeks Exemption of GRAM Distribution to Non-US Investors Telegram claims that the preliminary injunction issued by Judge Kevin Castel only applies to US-based purchasers.
Telegram Challenges Court Decision over GRAM Token Distribution The SEC, in its request for a halt, said once the tokens were delivered, billions of Grams would be ...
Former Washington Senator Schmidt Caught up in ICO Scam Dave Schmidt arranged with others an ICO scheme called “Meta 1 Coin” that touted lucrative investment returns.
BTSE’s IEO Sells Out 1 Million Tokens in ‘Four Hours’ Investors were allowed to purchase a minimum of one and a maximum of 25,000 tokens per each verified account.
SEC Fines Hollywood Actor Steven Seagal for Promoting B2G ICO Seagal received $250,000 in cash and $750,000 worth of B2G tokens in exchange for his promotions.
Court Asks CFTC to Clarify If Telegram’s Token is Legit The hearing will likely center on this key question: whether Telegram’s token, or grams, is a “security” or ‘commodity’ ...