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Mar 22, 8:10 pm

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SEC Charges Justin Sun, Jake Paul, Lindsay Lohan, and Others for Tron-Related Violations

The SEC has accused Justin Sun and his companies of violating securities laws, including market manipulation, fraud, and airdropping unregistered securities to investors. The lawsuit also claims that cryptocurrencies Tronix (TRX) and BitTorrent (BTT) are unregistered securities and that Sun and his companies manipulated them on the secondary market. The SEC also charged a number of celebrities for not disclosing they were paid to promote the Tronix and BitTorrent tokens.

The SEC has accused Justin Sun and his companies of violating securities laws, including market manipulation, fraud, and airdropping unregistered securities to investors. The lawsuit also claims that cryptocurrencies Tronix (TRX) and BitTorrent (BTT) are unregistered securities and that Sun and his companies manipulated them on the secondary market. The SEC also charged a number of celebrities for not disclosing they were paid to promote the Tronix and BitTorrent tokens.

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