#SEC Sues Helium Founder#
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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 about partnerships with Lime, Nestlé, and Salesforce. The SEC argues that Helium Network tokens (HNT), Helium Mobile tokens (MOBILE), and Helium Internet of Things (IoT) tokens were sold as unregistered securities, and it is seeking to fine the company and ban it from buying, offering, or selling any crypto assets offered as securities. Helium founders have said they will “vigorously” defend themselves against the SEC’s suit. The enforcement action is one of the final actions taken by SEC Chair Gary Gensler, who is stepping down on Monday.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sued Helium founder Nova Labs, alleging it offered 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 (IoT) tokens were sold as unregistered securities and is seeking fines against the company as well as a ban on purchasing, offering, or selling any crypto assets offered as securities. Helium founders have said the company will "vigorously" defend itself against the SEC's lawsuit. The enforcement action was one of the last taken by SEC Chair Gary Gensler, who is stepping down on Monday. The lawsuit re-ignites the debate in the crypto industry about whether crypto assets are securities and reflects the SEC's tough stance on crypto regulation.
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Helium founders issued unregistered crypto asset securities and misled investors into believing they had partnerships with Lime, Nestlé, and Salesforce.
The SEC believes Helium's three tokens (HNT, MOBILE, and IoT) were sold as unregistered securities.
The SEC seeks to fine Helium and bar it from buying, offering, or selling any crypto asset offered as a security.
Helium founders said they will 'vigorously' defend themselves against the SEC's lawsuit.