#SEC Sues Nova Labs for Fraud#
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Overview
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Nova Labs on January 17, 2025, alleging that it had conducted unregistered offerings and sales of crypto asset securities and defrauded investors since April 2019 through the sale of “Hotspots” devices and the “Discovery Mapping” program. The SEC alleges that Nova Labs conducted unregistered offers and sales of securities when it offered and sold electronic devices known as “Hotspots,” which are used to mine Nova Labs’ crypto assets, and “Discovery Mapping,” a program that allows users to exchange their private data for Nova Labs crypto assets. The SEC seeks to permanently enjoin Nova Labs, order disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, prejudgment interest, and civil penalties.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Nova Labs, Inc. on January 17, 2025, alleging that the company has been conducting unregistered offerings of crypto asset securities and defrauding investors through the sale of “Hotspots” devices and its “Discovery Mapping” program since April 2019. The SEC contends that Nova Labs engaged in unregistered offers and sales of securities by providing and selling “Hotspots” devices (used to mine Nova Labs’ crypto assets) and “Discovery Mapping” (a program that allows users to exchange their private data for Nova Labs’ crypto assets). The SEC’s lawsuit seeks to permanently enjoin Nova Labs, order disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, prejudgment interest, and civil penalties. The SEC’s allegations primarily focus on Nova Labs’ unregistered offering of crypto asset securities and its alleged fraud in obtaining private data from investors through the “Discovery Mapping” program. Nova Labs has not yet commented on the matter, and the case is ongoing.
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Classic Views
Nova Labs sells 'Hotspots' devices and 'Discovery Mapping' plans to conduct unregistered offerings of digital asset securities.
Nova Labs misled investors by offering digital assets as securities without registering them.
The SEC seeks a permanent injunction against Nova Labs, as well as disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, prejudgment interest, and civil penalties.
Nova Labs allegedly violated securities laws, engaging in fraudulent and unregistered conduct.