La SEC acusa a una empresa de medios por la venta de valores no registrados

• La SEC ha acusado a la empresa de entretenimiento Impact Theory por la venta de NFT a inversores en Estados Unidos.
• Dijo que los NFT eran valores no registrados promocionados a los inversores con promesas de mayores rendimientos.
• La empresa recaudó cerca de $30 millones con la venta de NFT entre octubre y diciembre de 2021.
• La firma promocionó la colección NFT afirmando que crearía un nuevo Disney.

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La Comisión de Bolsa y Valores de Estados Unidos (SEC) ha vuelto a acusar a una entidad relacionada con las criptomonedas por la venta de valores no registrados. El regulador acusó a una popular empresa de medios y entretenimiento por vender tokens no fungibles (NFT) a inversores con sede en Estados Unidos entre octubre y diciembre de 2021. 

It is crucial to note that the new action taken by the SEC against Impact Theory is the regulator’s first unregistered securities action against NFT offerings. Interestingly, Impact Theory is responsible for producing entertainment and educational podcasts and claimed that it would “build a new Disney” while promoting its NFT collection to investors.

Según el oficial anuncio from the SEC, the Los Angeles-based firm, which has published multiple podcasts and entertainment content, generated close to $30 million from the sale of the NFT collection, which was called the “Founder’s Keys.” The NFTs were offered in three tiers, and as per the regulator, the firm “encouraged potential investors to view the purchase of a Founder’s Key as an investment into the business.”

“Absent a valid exemption, offerings of securities, in whatever form, must be registered,” said Antonia Apps, Director of the SEC’s New York Regional Office. “Without registration, investors of all types are deprived of the protections afforded them by the robust disclosures and other safeguards long provided by our securities laws.”

Further, the SEC claims that the firm promoted the NFT collection by stating that it would create a new Disney, and holding onto the NFTs would allow them to have a piece of the firm’s business. The regulator said that it believed the offerings to be securities, and as a result, Impact Theory violated the Securities Act of 1933 by selling them without registration. 

As per the official NFT statistics, a “Legendary” (top) tier Founder’s Key NFT was last sold two days ago for a total price of $1,468. Interestingly, this is one of 10 sales in the past seven days, with the total token supply being 13,572, with 4,620 owners.

Como se informó anteriormente, la SEC presentó una moción para apelar contra la decisión adoptada por la jueza Analisa Torres en la demanda XRP, donde el regulador afirma que la venta del token consistió en valores no registrados.

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