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Securities and Exchange Commission v. Sun et al
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March 05, 2026
SEC To Settle Justin Sun Crypto Wash Trading Case
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday it has reached a settlement with Tron founder Justin Sun to end a closely watched, Biden-era enforcement action, with one of Sun's companies set to pay a $10 million penalty for allegedly facilitating wash trading of the cryptocurrency TRX.
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January 15, 2026
Dems Push SEC To Pursue Crypto Case Against Justin Sun
Three House Democrats on Thursday pressed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to reinvigorate its paused enforcement case against Tron founder Justin Sun and address their concerns that the agency's wave of crypto case dismissals coincided with considerable industry donations to President Donald Trump.
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February 26, 2025
SEC Wants To Pause Fraud Suit Against Tron Founder
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday asked a New York federal court to pause its fraud suit against the founder of blockchain network Tron Foundation, joining the growing list of cryptocurrency cases being abandoned or sidelined under the new Trump administration.
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March 29, 2024
BitTorrent Owner Says SEC Is Overreaching Its Authority
The owner of file sharing platform BitTorrent asked a Manhattan federal judge to toss the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's lawsuit alleging the fraudulent and unregistered sale of a pair of crypto tokens, saying the agency is trying to extend U.S. securities laws to foreign entities.
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August 04, 2023
SEC Settles Crypto Claim Against Singer Austin Mahone
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has settled its civil claims accusing singer and songwriter Austin Mahone of failing to disclose he was paid $7,500 to tweet in support of allegedly fraudulent and unregistered crypto tokens, according to a judgment entered Friday.
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March 22, 2023
SEC Sues BitTorrent Owner, Celeb Backers Over Crypto Sales
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday announced a lawsuit against Justin Sun, the owner of file sharing platform BitTorrent Inc., for the alleged fraudulent and unregistered sale of a pair of crypto tokens while simultaneously settling with some celebrity backers of the coins including the actress Lindsay Lohan.