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fintechDecember 5, 2017

New SEC Cybersecurity Unit Shuts Down ICO Scam

The new unit at the SEC was started in September to focus on potential illegal activities in the digital currency market; the ICO that was shut down promised returns of 1,000 percent; the SEC filed charges against Dominic Lacroix who they claim was trying to raise $15mn from thousands of investors. Source.