United States:
SEC Appoints Receiver In Action Involving ICO And Alleged Cryptocurrency Bank
09 March 2018
by
Daniel J. McLoon
,
Mauricio Paez
,
Richard Johnson
,
Jonathon Little
,
Todd McClelland
,
Jeff Rabkin
,
Lisa M. Ropple
,
Adam Salter
,
Toshiaki Takahashi
,
Undine Von Diemar
,
Olivier Haas
,
Jörg Hladjk
and
Anand Varadarajan
Jones Day
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On January 30, the SEC announced its action against an allegedly
fraudulent ICO initiated by a cryptocurrency banking platform. The
SEC detailed how the company "falsely stated that it purchased
an FDIC-insured bank" and failed "to disclose the
criminal background of key executives." The SEC obtained an
emergency freeze order from the court, which also appointed a
receiver to handle and manage all assets of the company, including
the digital cryptocurrency assets, while the case is resolved. For
more information, see the
Jones Day Alert.
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