Initial coin offering consultant CoinLaunch has agreed to pay $50,000 to the Ontario Securities Commission, according to documents published on the regulator's website dated July 24.According to commercial litigator and former programmer Evan Thomas, CoinLaunch was consulted on two ICOs, BCZERO and ECOREAL, both of which were found to be securities.
CoinLaunch reportedly created the tokens, white papers and websites, advised on the sale structure and made introductions, including to crypto exchanges for listings.
According to Thomas, the OSC found that the service was an act in furtherance of the trade of the security tokens since it was instrumental to the solicitation of investors.
The consultant agreed to pay a $50,000 fine under a settlement.
The regulator reportedly noted that the penalty imposed was modest but appropriate since CoinLaunch was not aware of the registration requirements, cooperated with the regulator and took remedial steps.
Notably, Thomas noted that the startup deleted the private keys granting access to the tokens it received as compensation.
"Although regulators cracking down on ICOs have tended to focus on issuers, the big lesson here is that securities laws can apply to activities beyond issuing tokens, including activities that don't involve buying or selling tokens."
As Cointelegraph reported in June, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission sued Canadian startup Kik for an unregistered $100 million token offering.
CoinLaunch Reaches $50,000 Settlement With Ontario Securities Commission
Published on Jul 28, 2019
by Cointele | Published on Coinage
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