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US Securities and Exchange Commission v. LBRY, Inc.
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September 07, 2023
Crypto Org. LBRY Books 1st Circ. Challenge To SEC Win
Crypto-based media project LBRY Inc. intends to challenge a New Hampshire federal judge's ruling that sided with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission when it found that the platform sold unregistered securities, according to a notice of appeal filed Thursday.
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July 11, 2023
LBRY Says It Will Close Down After SEC's Win
Would-be YouTube alternative LBRY Inc. said Tuesday that it was closing up shop after a judge permanently barred the platform from the crypto industry and ordered it to pay a civil penalty of around $100,000 for failing to register its digital token with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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May 12, 2023
SEC Looks To Spare Crypto Org LBRY From Disgorgement
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday told a federal court it is pulling its request that crypto project LBRY hand over allegedly ill-gotten profits as part of the remedies it should pay for having lost a suit alleging its project's token sale was an unregistered securities offering.
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December 16, 2022
Investor Org. Wants LBRY Tokens To Be Usable After SEC Win
Blockchain-based publisher LBRY Inc.'s digital tokens should continue to be in use even after the issuer shuts down as planned following its loss in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit, an investors advocate law firm said, adding that an order enjoining all future transactions with the digital token would be "chilling" and overbroad.
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November 07, 2022
SEC Lands Crypto Win As Judge Calls LBRY Token A Security
A New Hampshire federal judge on Monday ruled that digital tokens sold by blockchain-based publisher LBRY Inc. qualify as securities, handing a victory to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on a question that has put it at odds with the cryptocurrency industry.
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May 05, 2022
Blockchain Biz Says SEC Has Overreached In Token Battle
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is attempting an "unprecedented overreach" in claiming that blockchain-based publishing platform LBRY's cryptocurrency sales were an unregistered securities offering, the company told a New Hampshire federal court Thursday.
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February 08, 2022
Blockchain Co.'s Selective Enforcement Defense Is Nixed
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission scored a win in a case accusing a blockchain outfit of selling unregistered securities when a New Hampshire federal judge rejected the company's claim it was the victim of selective enforcement.
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March 30, 2021
SEC Claims Blockchain Platform Sold Unregistered Credits
A New Hampshire blockchain company faces a federal enforcement action alleging the digital credits it sells are unregistered and that the company has failed to inform investors about the company or the growth of their investments.