AriseBank must pay 2.7 million dollars for alleged fraud with cryptocurrencies

news@eBitcoinics.com   13 Dec, 2018   news.eBitcoinics.com   Views: 369

The CEO of AriseBank and a supposed co-conspirator will have to pay 2.7 million dollars to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an alleged bank fraud with cryptocurrencies and an Initial Coin Offering (ICO).

Last Wednesday, the financial regulator announced its decision on the case of AriseBank, a defunct blockchain startup.

The organization claimed to be "the first decentralized bank to offer the first and largest cryptocurrency banking platform in the world in which all users would serve as their own bank".

This service comprised both fiduciary currencies and more than 700 cryptocurrencies, which attracted the interest of many investors deceived by the alleged AriseBank alliances with companies such as Visa and the intention to acquire TPMG and KFMC Bank Holding Company, two traditional banks that apparently do not They never existed.

Also, several celebrities also supported the company, a tactic already recognized to legitimize and promote fraudulent blockchain projects. Evidently, alliances with companies did not happen and acquisitions were never in the plans.

In addition, AriseBank claimed that it was insured under the US Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIC), a regulatory element that could calm even the most skeptical investors.

As a result, the millions of dollars of their investors raised through the issuance of the alleged cryptocurrency AriseCoin were squandered on luxury goods and lifestyles.

Thus, Jared Rice Sr, CEO of AriseBank and Stanley Ford, COO of the company, were accused by the SEC of operating a fraudulent ICOM. While none admitted or denied the charges, Rice and Ford will be forced to pay around 2.7 million dollars.

Additionally, both individuals agreed not to work anymore as officers or directors of public companies, and are not allowed to participate in more digital securities offers.



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