The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed charges
against the Centra Tech initial coin offering (ICO) on Monday, alleging that the token sale — which was promoted by legendary boxer Floyd Mayweather — was a fraudulent securities offering.
While Binance did not directly name the reason, its warning likely has to do with the investigation the SEC launched
against Centra Tech earlier this week on April 2.
I think one significant piece today (though not affecting the majors) is the legal action taken by the SEC
against Centra and their CTR token.
Not exact matches
Most recently, the agency brought charges
against an additional defendant involved in the fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO) scheme conducted by
Centra Tech Inc..
For the record,
Centra Tech initially ran into trouble with the SEC after the government agency issued a warning to caution cryptocurrency enthusiasts
against celebrity - backed ICOs.
Co-founders of digital currency
Centra, Sam Sharma and Robert Farakas, were arrested on 1 April, a day before the US SEC released a complaint
against the men and announced that the project would be halted.
The centralized part of the
Centra Network allows users to trade assets
against Bitcoin, Ethereum, and more while the decentralized part of the exchange allows for trading of all ERC20 currencies
against Ethereum.
At the same time, the SEC has taken legal action
against the founders of
Centra Tech — a scam ICO backed by celebrity endorsements from DJ Khaled and Floyd Mayweather.
On April 2, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed fraud charges
against Sohrab Sharma and Robert Farkas, the co-founders of
Centra Tech.