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Crypto Touted by Kim Kardashian Climbs 124% After SEC Charges, Token Value Dumps the Next Day – Bitcoin News

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Following the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges against the socialite Kim Kardashian for unlawfully touting the crypto asset ethereummax, the digital currency jumped 124% in value. However, the ethereummax pump was followed by a massive dump as the cryptocurrency slid 47% lower than the high it reached on October 3. EMAX Token Markets Wake Up From Lifeless Slumber After Kardashian’s SEC Charges Go Public After being rather lifeless for quite some time, the crypto asset ethereummax (EMAX) saw a brief spike on Monday after the SEC charges against…

SEC Chair Gensler Insists Most Crypto Tokens Are Securities — Says ‘the Law Is Clear’ – Regulation Bitcoin News

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The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has reiterated that most crypto tokens are securities, emphasizing that “the law is clear on this.” However, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has asked Congress for authority over crypto spot markets and several bills have been introduced in Congress this year to provide the CFTC with the necessary authority. SEC Chairman Gary Gensler on Crypto Regulation The issue of which federal agency should regulate the crypto market has gained much attention recently. While the chairman of the…

How Crypto Twitter reacted to Kim Kardashian’s $1.26M SEC fine

The crypto community reacted with a mix of disbelief and amusement after reality star Kim Kardashian was fined for promoting the cryptocurrency EthereumMax (EMAX).  The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) fined Kardashian $1.26 million on Oct. 3, for “touting on social media” about the EMAX without disclosing she was paid $250,000 to post about it. Kardashian has neither admitted to nor denied the SEC’s allegations, but settled the charges and agreed to not promote any cryptocurrency assets until 2025. SEC chairman Gary Gensler tweeted the fine was a…

The SEC is bullying Kim Kardashian, and it could chill the influencer economy

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The Securities and Exchange Commission announced on Oct. 3 that Kim Kardashian settled an allegation that she promoted “a crypto asset security offered and sold by EthereumMax without disclosing the payment [of $250,000] she received for the promotion.” While she cooperated and closed the case with $1.26 million in penalties, the charge highlights the liability that “influencers” increasingly face as a result of an activist SEC that has failed to establish regulatory clarity. Pushing influencers to leave the United States Addressing the agency’s action against Kardashian, Jacob Robinson, a legal scholar…

XRP price could rally by 50% based off comments from a former SEC director

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XRP is hoping that the token could see a massive price rally in 2022 based off the fingers-crossed assumption that Ripple will win its long-running legal battle against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Hinman documents to save XRP bulls? On Sept. 29, the district court judge in the case, Judge Analisa Torres, ordered the commission to release the documents penned by William Hinman, the former director of the corporation finance division at the SEC.  Hinman may have written about Ether (ETH), the native token of the Ethereum blockchain, not being…

SEC Charges Socialite Kim Kardashian for Unlawfully Touting Ethereummax – Regulation Bitcoin News

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On Monday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed charges against the celebrity and socialite Kim Kardashian for unlawfully promoting the crypto asset Ethereummax. The U.S. regulator detailed that Kardashian agreed to settle the charges and pay $1.26 million in penalties, and plans to cooperate with the SEC’s ongoing investigation. Kardashian Charged by SEC, Celebrity Agrees to Pay $1.26M in Penalties and Will Not Tout Any Crypto Assets for 3 Years In mid-June 2021, Bitcoin.com News reported on the reality television series star Kim Kardashian and how she was…

Kim Kardashian pays SEC $1.26 million to settle EthereumMax charge

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American socialite Kim Kardashian will pay $1.26 million in penalties for her involvement in the promotion of a cryptocurrency scheme called EthereumMax (EMAX). The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the charges against Kardashian on Oct. 3 for “touting on social media a crypto asset security offered and sold by EthereumMax” without disclosing the payment received for her promotional involvement. Kardashian has agreed to settle the charges and pay $1.26 million in penalties, disgorgement and interest and is set to cooperate with further investigations by the SEC into the…