The American celebrity Kim Kardashian has been forced to pay a $1.26 million fine by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fine pertains to her undisclosed promotion of EthereumMax (EMAX) over Instagram. She failed to reveal that she was paid $250,000 to promote the token. Kim Kardashian Promoting Crypto? Per a statement from the SEC on Monday, Kardashian’s problematic post contained a link to the Ethereum Max website, and instructions for purchasing EMAX tokens. The Instagram story said Kardashian’s…
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Coinbase Bows Out from Launching Lending Program After SEC’s Lawsuit Threat
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said it decided to halt its plans to launch an interest-earning product. On its blog website, the platform stated it would not launch Coinbase Lend. The development comes a few weeks after the SEC threatened to sue Coinbase if it proceeded with its program. As a result, it stops the exchange from allowing users to earn interest by lending digital assets. CEO Brian Armstrong had taken the U.S. regulators to task on Twitter for its lack of guidance on the…
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