Securities Fraud

IEOs

SEC Warns Crypto Investors of Initial Exchange Offerings in New Note

Nikhilesh DeJan 14, 2020

The SEC warned investors that initial exchange offerings, while claiming to be different from initial coin offerings, may still violate federal securities law.

SEC

SEC Charges Token Sale Platform ICOBox With Securities Violations

Nikhilesh DeSep 18, 2019

The SEC has charged ICOBox and its founder with violating securities and registration requirements with its token sale and operations.

SEC

SEC Charges ICO Operator Who Used Alias After Past Conviction

Nikhilesh DeJan 17, 2020

The SEC has charged Blockchain Terminal founder Boaz Manor with securities fraud for a $30 million ICO conducted in 2017 and 2018.

SEC

SEC Settles Charges With Crypto Token Issuers Accused of Fraud

Nikhilesh DeAug 29, 2019

The SEC settled charges with two individuals accused of selling unregistered securities with the Bitqy and BitqyM token sales.

Crime

Crypto Stock Exchange Operator Pleads Guilty to Fraud

Nikhilesh DeJul 23, 2018

Jon Montroll, who ran the now-defunct bitcoin investment platform BitFunder, has pled guilty to securities fraud and obstruction of justice charges.

Securities Fraud

Crime

North Carolina Orders Crypto Mining Firm to Halt Share Sale

Leigh Cuen

North Carolina deems passive mining pool "shares" are unregistered securities.

Bitcoin Mining

Bitcoin Startup Cleared of Breaching Securities Law

Grace Caffyn

The Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority (FCAA) of Saskatchewan, Canada, has cleared a bitcoin startup of breaching securities law.