The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has settled a fine with a Russian firm that was pushing initial coin offerings (ICOs) without disclosing the fact that it had accepted payment to do so. Late yesterday, the SEC announced it has reached a $268,998 settlement with ICO Rating. According to the SEC, ICO Rating promoted cryptocurrency projects between December 2017 and July 2018 – the infamous boom period – that should have been classified as securities. As a result, ICO Rating should have disclosed the fact that it accepted payment to promote some coins and tokens. ICO Rating positions…
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SEC unsurprisingly slaps Russian firm with 0K fine for misleading ICO promotions
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