#SEC Sues Helium Founder#
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sued Helium founder Nova Labs, alleging that it offered unregistered crypto asset securities and misled investors into believing it had partnerships with Lime, Nestlé, and Salesforce. The SEC alleges that Helium Network tokens (HNT), Helium Mobile tokens (MOBILE), and Helium Internet of Things Network tokens (IoT) were sold as unregistered securities and is seeking penalties against the company, including prohibiting it from purchasing, offering, or selling any crypto assets offered as securities. Helium founders have said they will “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 on Monday.
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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 alleges that 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 and a ban on it from purchasing, offering, or selling any crypto assets offered as securities. Helium's founders said the company would “vigorously” defend itself against the SEC’s lawsuit. The enforcement action was one of the last taken by SEC Chair Gary Gensler, who is set to resign on Monday. The lawsuit has reignited concerns within the cryptocurrency industry over SEC regulation and reflects the SEC’s increasingly aggressive enforcement actions in the cryptocurrency space.
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Helium founder issued unregistered crypto asset securities and misled investors into believing it 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 is seeking to fine Helium and prohibit it from purchasing, offering, or selling any crypto assets offered as securities.
The Helium founders will 'vigorously' defend themselves against the SEC's lawsuit.