#SEC Sues Helium Founders#
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sued Helium founder Nova Labs, alleging it sold unregistered crypto asset securities and misled investors into believing it had partnerships with Lime, Nestlé, and Salesforce. The SEC believes Helium Network tokens (HNT), Helium Mobile tokens (MOBILE), and Helium Internet of Things Network tokens (IoT) were sold as unregistered securities. It is seeking to impose a penalty against the company and ban it from buying, offering, or selling any crypto assets offered as securities. Helium founders said they would “vigorously” defend themselves against the SEC's lawsuit. The enforcement action is one of the last taken by SEC Chair Gary Gensler, who is stepping down Monday.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sued Helium founder Nova Labs, alleging that it sold unregistered crypto asset securities and misled investors about its partnerships with Lime, Nestlé, and Salesforce. The SEC argues that Helium Network tokens (HNT), Helium Mobile tokens (MOBILE), and Helium Internet of Things Network tokens (IoT) were sold as unregistered securities. It seeks to fine the company and prohibit it from buying, offering, or selling any crypto assets offered as securities. Nova Labs said it will "vigorously" defend itself against the SEC's lawsuit. The case is one of the latest actions taken by the SEC under Chairman Gary Gensler, who will step down on Monday before Donald Trump's second inauguration. It has once again raised concerns about SEC oversight in the cryptocurrency industry and shows the SEC's increasingly aggressive approach to regulating crypto asset securities.
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Helium founders issued unregistered crypto asset securities in violation of SEC rules.
Helium founders misled investors, claiming partnerships with Lime, Nestlé and Salesforce.
SEC ordered fines against Helium founders and barred them from purchasing, offering or selling any crypto asset offered as a security.
This enforcement action was one of the last taken by SEC Chair Gary Gensler before his departure.