SEC Charges Token Listing Website With Unlawfully Touting Crypto Securities

SEC Charges Token Listing Website With Unlawfully Touting Crypto Securities

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a token listing website with unlawfully touting crypto securities. The site did not disclose that it was paid by the token issuers to profile their coin offerings. SEC Charges Website Touting Security Tokens Without Clarifying Which Tokens Are Securities The U.S. SEC announced Wednesday that a token listing website has been “charged with unlawfully touting digital asset securities.” The commission also stated that it has already settled charges against the operator of the website. Coinschedule.com was a popular....


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