Sparkster, the company behind an unregistered ICO that raised $30 million in 2018, has settled with the SEC. The settlement includes a $35 million fund that will be distributed to “harmed investors.” cheyenneligon reports
Cayman Islands-based software company Sparkster and its CEO Sajjad Daya have agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over charges stemming from the company’s unregistered 2018 initial coin offering .
The ICO raised approximately $30 million from 4,000 investors between April and July 2018. Investors were told the money would go towards helping Sparkster develop its “no-code” software platform for children, and promised that their tokens would increase in value.Sparkster and Daya were slapped with a cease-and-desist letter from the SEC on Monday morning and, by Monday afternoon, agreed to pay a collective $35 million into a fund to be distributed to investors harmed by the SPRK ICO.
Sparkster will pay $30 million in disgorgement, $4.6 million in prejudgement interest and a $500,000 civil penalty. The company also agreed to destroy its remaining tokens, remove its tokens from any trading platforms and publish the SEC’s order on its website. Daya will also pay a $250,000 civil penalty.published to Medium on Monday.
Charges have also been filed against crypto influencer Ian Balina, who was paid by Sparkster to promote its ICO. According to the SEC, Balina did not disclose to investors that he had been paid to market the ICO. Balina also allegedly violated federal securities laws by conducting an unregistered sale of SPRK tokens he purchased prior to the ICO.Though Sparkster’s settlement with the SEC was speedy, Balina’s charges could take longer to resolve.
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