Following a two-hour hearing, a New York federal judge has extended the restraining order that prohibits Telegram from distributing its Gram tokens.
The SEC believes that the Gram token - which the company described as a utility token for the forthcoming Telegram Open Network - is a security.
The regulator shut down Telegram's ICO last October and an injunction from the time blocking distribution of Grams was set to expire on February 19.Investors May Get Refunds if TON Doesn't Launch Before April 30.
The judge assured Telegram's lawyer Alexander Drylewski that he is mindful of the looming April 30 deadline.
A clause in the Gram purchase agreements specifies that ICO participants can claim a refund on their investment should Telegram fail to launch the TON before that date.
The date was originally set for October 2019.
Drylewski agreed to prolong the injunction after the judge said that the court would make an immediate decision should the company reject the extension.
Despite being halted by the SEC, Telegram's ICO is the second-largest ICO to-date, having raised roughly $1.7 billion since January 2018 in the form of two token sales.
The SEC accuses Telegram of violating Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933 by failing to register the token sales as securities.
Gram Token Injunction Could Go Down to the Wire
Published on Feb 20, 2020
by Cointele | Published on Coinage
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