The alleged misconduct by The Hydrogen occurred from January 2018 to April 2019.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has filed charges against The Hydrogen and its market maker, Moonwalkersfor, for allegedly engaging in unregistered securities and artificially inflating token’s priceoken.
The agency said the project’s native “Hydro” tokens were initially distributed to investors via airdrops, bounty programs, and as employee compensation. “Companies cannot avoid the federal securities laws by structuring the unregistered offers and sales of their securities as bounties, compensation, or other such methods. As our enforcement action shows, the SEC will enforce the laws that prohibit such unregistered fund-raising schemes in order to protect investors.”
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