Cryptocurrency
"SEC Charges LA-Based Media and Entertainment Co. Impact Theory for Unregistered Offering of NFTs"
Primary Source ↗Blockchain(s)
Ethereum
Incident Details
Entertainment company Impact Theory has agreed to a $6.1 million payment to settle charges from the SEC that its sales of its “Founder’s Keys” NFTs constituted an unregistered crypto asset securities offering. This is the first time the SEC has taken action against issuers of NFTs as unregistered securities offerings.As a part of the agreement, Impact will destroy all remaining Founder’s Keys NFTs, forgo royalties from future secondary sales, and publish a notice of the order on its websites and social media.Founder’s Keys in the rarest tier have recently sold for $1,500 apiece, and promised to give their holders access to Impact Theory’s self-help content, which supposedly taught viewers how to “unlock their potential and pursue greatness”. According to the SEC, the company encouraged holders to view the tokens as an investment into the business.
Technical Details
- Initial Attack Vector
- Regulatory / legal action
- Vendor / Product
- Legendary "Founder's Key" NFT
Timeline
- 2023-08-28 Breach occurred
- 2023-08-28 Publicly disclosed