The widely unregulated
nature of ICOs has, however, led to a notable number
of fraudulent or misleading investment
schemes, leading regulators in countries like China and South Korea to ban or strongly curtail the instruments.
According to the indictment, Silver attempted to hide his
fraudulent scheme by lying publicly about the
nature of his work, claiming that none
of his clients had business before the state when he was in fact successfully being lobbied on state real estate laws by Glenwood Management.