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In this week’s newsletter, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registered its first unregistered securities sales claim against nonfungible token (NFT) offerings. An OpenSea manager accused of insider trading was sentenced to three months in prison and fined $50,000, and Trump NFT prices shot up after the former U.S. president’s mugshot went viral.
SEC charges podcaster in first unregistered securities sales claim against NFT offering
The SEC has charged a media and entertainment company with conducting unregistered securities sales when it sold NFTs to investors between October and December 2021.
Impact Theory, a Los Angeles-based company that produces entertainment and educational content, including several podcasts, allegedly raised almost $30 million through the sales of NFTs called Founder’s Keys, which were offered in three tiers.
OpenSea manager accused of insider trading sentenced to 3 months in prison, $50,000 fine
A federal judge has sentenced former OpenSea product manager Nathaniel Chastain to three months in prison for wire fraud and money laundering related to insider trading on the platform.
In an Aug. 22 announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said Chastain had been sentenced to three months in prison, three months of home confinement and three years of supervised release in addition to being ordered to pay a $50,000 fine and forfeit ill-gotten Ether (ETH) from the NFT trades. Inner City Press reported he would be required to surrender himself on Nov. 2, with Chastain’s lawyers planning to appeal the decision and request bail.
NFT marketplace Rarible sees uptick after commitment to royalties
NFT marketplace Rarible has seen a substantial uptick in trading volume during the 24 hours following a public statement in support of maintaining NFT creator royalties.
It comes as competitor NFT marketplaces such as OpenSea have reversed support for royalties and royalty enforcement — prompting other NFT projects to also begin rewinding support for OpenSea. Data from the analytics platform DappRadar shows that 24-hour fiat trading volume on Rarible jumped nearly 585% — reaching over…
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