SEC cobra empresa de mídia pela venda de títulos não registrados
- A SEC acusou a empresa de entretenimento Impact Theory pela venda de NFTs a investidores nos EUA.
- Afirmava que os NFTs eram títulos não registrados promovidos a investidores com promessas de maiores retornos.
- A empresa arrecadou cerca de $30 milhões com a venda dos NFTs entre outubro e dezembro de 2021.
- A empresa promoveu a coleção NFT afirmando que criaria uma nova Disney.
A Comissão de Valores Mobiliários dos Estados Unidos (SEC) cobrou mais uma vez uma entidade relacionada à criptografia pela venda de títulos não registrados. Uma popular empresa de mídia e entretenimento foi acusada pelo regulador por vender tokens não fungíveis (NFTs) a investidores sediados nos Estados Unidos entre outubro e dezembro 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.
De acordo com o funcionário anúncio 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.
Conforme relatado anteriormente, a SEC apresentou uma moção para recurso contra a decisão tomada pela juíza Analisa Torres na ação XRP, em que o regulador afirma que a venda do token consistiu em títulos não registrados.