Securities and Exchange Commission v. Geosyn Mining, LLC et al

  1. February 14, 2025

    SEC Crypto Mining Case Paused After Feds Bring Charges

    A Texas federal judge paused the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's case against a crypto asset mining and hosting company after federal prosecutors filed their own suit against three of its executives for allegedly spending investor funds on themselves instead of the mining equipment they promised.

  2. February 11, 2025

    SEC Stays Binance Case Amid Other Crypto Case Extensions

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and crypto exchange Binance have asked a Washington federal judge overseeing their enforcement suit to pause the case for two months as the agency pivots its approach to digital assets, adding to the list of extensions in the agency's cryptocurrency cases.

  3. January 21, 2025

    Asset Type Immaterial To Crypto Fraud Claims, SEC Says

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has argued that digital assets referenced in its fraud case in Texas against the principals of a purported cryptocurrency mining operation are "immaterial to the economic reality" of the allegedly fraudulent securities transactions at the heart of its action.

  4. June 12, 2024

    SEC Says Texas Crypto Cases Aren't Related To Fraud Suit

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission asked a Texas federal judge not to stay its case accusing a crypto asset mining and hosting company of securities fraud, saying in a Wednesday brief that the judge's concerns about other pending cases creating "moving-target precedents" were unfounded.

  5. May 28, 2024

    Texas Crypto Mining CEO Hits Back At SEC's $5.6M Fraud Suit

    The CEO of a crypto-asset mining and hosting company wants out of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's suit accusing him and the company of defrauding investors through a $5.6 million unregistered securities offering, arguing that its agreements with clients were not securities.

  6. April 25, 2024

    SEC Says Texas Crypto Mining Co. Execs Ran $5.6M Fraud

    A crypto asset mining and hosting company and two of its principals face U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission claims they defrauded about 64 investors with an unregistered securities offering that raised $5.6 million, spending investor funds lavishly on themselves while neglecting to set up, or in some cases even buy, the mining equipment they had said they would get.