Securities and Exchange Commission v. Blockvest, LLC et al

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Case Number:

3:18-cv-02287

Court:

California Southern

Nature of Suit:

Securities/Commodities

Judge:

Gonzalo P. Curiel

Government Agencies

  1. December 10, 2020

    Blockvest, Founder Ordered To Pay $700K In ICO Fraud Suit

    A California federal judge ordered cryptocurrency company Blockvest LLC and its founder to pay almost $700,000 to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday in a final judgment ending claims that they faked regulatory approval of an upcoming initial coin offering in 2018.

  2. June 08, 2020

    SEC Still Trying To Tie Up Blockvest Case With Sanctions

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is still trying to wrap up a false advertising case against Blockvest LLC, a cryptocurrency company whose founder was sanctioned for trying to submit fake documents in the litigation.

  3. June 01, 2020

    SEC Wins Termination Of Blockvest Suit Due To Forged Docs

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission won terminating sanctions and a default judgment against Blockvest LLC after a California federal court found that the cryptocurrency company's founder had submitted fake documents during the litigation.

  4. May 07, 2020

    SEC Spars With Blockvest Over Sanctions Recommendation

    Cryptocurrency company Blockvest LLC and its founder faced off against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over a California federal magistrate judge's recommendation to terminate sanctions over falsified documents that Blockvest filed during the litigation.

  5. April 20, 2020

    Judge Slams Blockvest's 'Egregious Misconduct' In SEC Fight

    A California magistrate judge has recommended leveling terminating sanctions against cryptocurrency company Blockvest LLC and its founder for filing forged and false declarations, finding their "egregious misconduct" warrants a "harsh remedy" in favor of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

  6. April 03, 2020

    Blockvest Says Issues Of Fact In ICO Fraud Case Remain

    Cryptocurrency company Blockvest LLC and its founder have urged a California federal judge to reject a bid for summary judgment by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in a suit alleging it fraudulently advertised that its initial coin offering had the SEC's nod.

  7. February 12, 2020

    Blockvest CEO Asks Court To Reject 'Draconian' Sanctions

    Cryptocurrency company Blockvest LLC and its founder Reginald Buddy Ringgold III have challenged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's call for sanctions for allegedly submitting false documents to a California federal court, arguing Tuesday that the "draconian" punishment would be too extreme.

  8. January 27, 2020

    SEC Seeks To Close Book On Alleged Blockvest Crypto Fraud

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has moved for summary judgment in its case against cryptocurrency company Blockvest LLC and its founder, saying there is sufficient uncontested evidence the company engaged in securities fraud.

  9. January 13, 2020

    SEC Seeks Sanctions For Blockvest's 'Bad Faith Deception'

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is demanding sanctions against cryptocurrency company Blockvest LLC and its founder for their "willful and bad faith deception" of a California federal court.

  10. February 14, 2019

    Blockvest's ICO Promo Ruled A Security After Second Look

    A California federal judge who was initially unpersuaded by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's arguments that an allegedly fraudulent initial coin offering involved securities changed his mind Thursday.