SEC v. Consensys Software Inc. Court Filing, retrieved on June 28, 2024, is part of HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series. You can jump to any part of this filing here. This is the table of links with all parts. Case Number: 23–939 Plaintiffs: Securities and Exchange Commission Defendant: Consensys Software INC. Filing Date: June 28, 2024 Location: United States District Court Eastern District of New York Table of Content Summary Violations Nature of the Proceedings and Relief Sought Jurisdiction and Venue Defendants and Other Relevant Entities FACTS I. BACKGROUND A. Statutory and Legal Framework B. Crypto Assets C. Consensys and MetaMask II. THROUGH THE METAMASK SWAPS PLATFORM, CONSENSYS PROVIDES BROKERAGE SERVICES TO U.S. INVESTORS A. Consensys Solicits Investors And Holds Itself Out As A Place To Buy and Sell Crypto Asset Securities Through Its MetaMask Swaps Brokerage Service B. Consensys Effects Transactions for MetaMask Swaps Investors. III. THE CRYPTO ASSETS “SWAPPED” THROUGH THE METAMASK SWAPS PLATFORM INCLUDE ASSETS THAT ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS SECURITIES. A. MATIC B. MANA C. CHZ D. SAND E. LUNA IV. CONSENSYS, THROUGH METAMASK STAKING, ENGAGED IN THE UNREGISTERED OFFER AND SALE OF LIDO’S AND ROCKET POOL’S STAKING PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE SECURITIES A. Background: Staking B. Liquid Staking Pool Providers: Lido and Rocket Pool C. Consensys—through MetaMask Staking—Offers and Sells the Lido and Rocket Pool Investment Contracts. V. CONSENSYS WAS REQUIRED TO, BUT DID NOT, REGISTER AS A BROKER WITH RESPECT TO METAMASK SWAPS VI. CONSENSYS ALSO ACTS AS A BROKER WITH RESPECT TO THE LIDO AND ROCKET POOL INVESTMENT CONTRACTS. FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF - Violation of Exchange Act Section 15(a) SECOND CLAIM FOR RELIEF - Violations of Securities Act Sections 5(a) and 5(c) Prayer for Relief Jury Demand About HackerNoon Legal PDF Series: We bring you the most important technical and insightful public domain court case filings.
This court case retrieved on June 28, 2024, storage.courtlistener.com is part of the public domain. The court-created documents are works of the federal government, and under copyright law, are automatically placed in the public domain and may be shared without legal restriction. SEC v. Consensys Software Inc. Court Filing, retrieved on June 28, 2024, is part of HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series. You can jump to any part of this filing here. This is the table of links with all parts. SEC v. Consensys Software Inc. Court Filing, retrieved on June 28, 2024, is part of HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series . You can jump to any part of this filing here . This is the table of links with all parts. HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series here Case Number: 23–939 Case Number: Plaintiffs: Securities and Exchange Commission Plaintiffs: Defendant: Consensys Software INC. Defendant: Filing Date: June 28, 2024 Filing Date: Location: United States District Court Eastern District of New York Location: Table of Content Summary Summary Violations Violations Nature of the Proceedings and Relief Sought Nature of the Proceedings and Relief Sought Jurisdiction and Venue Jurisdiction and Venue Defendants and Other Relevant Entities Defendants and Other Relevant Entities FACTS FACTS I. BACKGROUND I. BACKGROUND A. Statutory and Legal Framework A. Statutory and Legal Framework B. Crypto Assets B. Crypto Assets C. Consensys and MetaMask C. Consensys and MetaMask II. THROUGH THE METAMASK SWAPS PLATFORM, CONSENSYS PROVIDES BROKERAGE SERVICES TO U.S. INVESTORS II. THROUGH THE METAMASK SWAPS PLATFORM, CONSENSYS PROVIDES BROKERAGE SERVICES TO U.S. INVESTORS II. THROUGH THE METAMASK SWAPS PLATFORM, CONSENSYS PROVIDES BROKERAGE SERVICES TO U.S. INVESTORS A. Consensys Solicits Investors And Holds Itself Out As A Place To Buy and Sell Crypto Asset Securities Through Its MetaMask Swaps Brokerage Service A. Consensys Solicits Investors And Holds Itself Out As A Place To Buy and Sell Crypto Asset Securities Through Its MetaMask Swaps Brokerage Service B. Consensys Effects Transactions for MetaMask Swaps Investors. B. Consensys Effects Transactions for MetaMask Swaps Investors. III. THE CRYPTO ASSETS “SWAPPED” THROUGH THE METAMASK SWAPS PLATFORM INCLUDE ASSETS THAT ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS SECURITIES. III. THE CRYPTO ASSETS “SWAPPED” THROUGH THE METAMASK SWAPS PLATFORM INCLUDE ASSETS THAT ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS SECURITIES. III. THE CRYPTO ASSETS “SWAPPED” THROUGH THE METAMASK SWAPS PLATFORM INCLUDE ASSETS THAT ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS SECURITIES. A. MATIC A. MATIC B. MANA B. MANA C. CHZ C. CHZ D. SAND D. SAND E. LUNA E. LUNA IV. CONSENSYS, THROUGH METAMASK STAKING, ENGAGED IN THE UNREGISTERED OFFER AND SALE OF LIDO’S AND ROCKET POOL’S STAKING PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE SECURITIES IV. CONSENSYS, THROUGH METAMASK STAKING, ENGAGED IN THE UNREGISTERED OFFER AND SALE OF LIDO’S AND ROCKET POOL’S STAKING PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE SECURITIES A. Background: Staking A. Background: Staking B. Liquid Staking Pool Providers: Lido and Rocket Pool B. Liquid Staking Pool Providers: Lido and Rocket Pool C. Consensys—through MetaMask Staking—Offers and Sells the Lido and Rocket Pool Investment Contracts. C. Consensys—through MetaMask Staking—Offers and Sells the Lido and Rocket Pool Investment Contracts. V. CONSENSYS WAS REQUIRED TO, BUT DID NOT, REGISTER AS A BROKER WITH RESPECT TO METAMASK SWAPS V. CONSENSYS WAS REQUIRED TO, BUT DID NOT, REGISTER AS A BROKER WITH RESPECT TO METAMASK SWAPS V. CONSENSYS WAS REQUIRED TO, BUT DID NOT, REGISTER AS A BROKER WITH RESPECT TO METAMASK SWAPS VI. CONSENSYS ALSO ACTS AS A BROKER WITH RESPECT TO THE LIDO AND ROCKET POOL INVESTMENT CONTRACTS. VI. CONSENSYS ALSO ACTS AS A BROKER WITH RESPECT TO THE LIDO AND ROCKET POOL INVESTMENT CONTRACTS. VI. CONSENSYS ALSO ACTS AS A BROKER WITH RESPECT TO THE LIDO AND ROCKET POOL INVESTMENT CONTRACTS. FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF - Violation of Exchange Act Section 15(a) FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF - Violation of Exchange Act Section 15(a) SECOND CLAIM FOR RELIEF - Violations of Securities Act Sections 5(a) and 5(c) SECOND CLAIM FOR RELIEF - Violations of Securities Act Sections 5(a) and 5(c) Prayer for Relief Prayer for Relief Jury Demand Jury Demand About HackerNoon Legal PDF Series: We bring you the most important technical and insightful public domain court case filings. This court case retrieved on June 28, 2024, storage.courtlistener.com is part of the public domain. The court-created documents are works of the federal government, and under copyright law, are automatically placed in the public domain and may be shared without legal restriction. About HackerNoon Legal PDF Series: We bring you the most important technical and insightful public domain court case filings. This court case retrieved on June 28, 2024, storage.courtlistener.com is part of the public domain. The court-created documents are works of the federal government, and under copyright law, are automatically placed in the public domain and may be shared without legal restriction. storage.courtlistener.com

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