{"id":222613,"date":"2022-03-03T18:30:05","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T18:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=222613"},"modified":"2022-03-03T17:53:18","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T17:53:18","slug":"sec-to-look-at-possible-securities-violations-in-nft-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/sec-to-look-at-possible-securities-violations-in-nft-market\/","title":{"rendered":"SEC to look at possible securities violations in NFT market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating NFT marketplaces and creators for possible breaches of its securities rules.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-03-02\/sec-scrutinizes-nft-market-over-illegal-crypto-token-offerings\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, this investigation would mark the first regulatory scrutiny of NFTs since the sector's explosive growth started.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>NFTs reportedly under SEC radar<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The report claimed that the SEC enforcement unit has sent subpoenas asking for more information on certain NFT offerings. This is part of its quest to find out whether &#8220;certain nonfungible tokens\u2026 are being utilized to raise money like traditional securities.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Over the past several months, attorneys in the SEC\u2019s enforcement unit have sent subpoenas demanding information about the token offerings.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The inquiry appears to focus mostly on the use of fractional NFTs. With the space's growth, fractional NFTs have become very common as it allows retail investors to purchase a stake in high-value tokens. The SEC appears to consider such a practice to be selling unregistered securities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As far back as 2021, SEC commissioner Hester Peirce warned NFT issuers to be careful when selling fractional NFTs as this could amount to creating an investment product.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>SEC\u2019s litany of crypto regulatory skirmishes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the SEC spotlight now on NFTs, it joins the list of crypto products that the watchdog has under its regulatory scrutiny. The commission under Gary Gensler has already investigated crypto lending products, many of which it considers to be security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last year, it got into a public dispute with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/coinbase\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coinbase<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> after the crypto exchange announced issuing a crypto lending product. SEC\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/the-sec-may-sue-coinbase-if-the-exchange-offers-crypto-lending\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">threat of legal action<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> against the company was enough for it to shelve its plans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, it also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/crypto-lending-blockfi-to-pay-100-million-fine-to-sec\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fined<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> BlockFi $100 million for its failure to list its high yield lending products as securities. The controversy on what amounts to security in the crypto l continues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/news\/xrp\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XRP<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> parent company Ripple Labs has also been embroiled in a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ripple-xrp-has-no-plans-to-settle-sec-lawsuit-its-prepared-to-go-to-trial\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">legal tussle<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over selling unregistered securities since 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>With this new clampdown on NFTs, marketplaces such as Fractional.art and Niftex may be found wanting. The platforms sell <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/exploring-fractionalized-nft-and-private-sale-tokens\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fractionalized NFTs<\/span><\/a> of high-value tokens such as the original Doge NFT and Zombie CryptoPunk.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, fractionalized NFTs only represent the overall evolution of the NFT space. The sector has been <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/how-nfts-went-from-a-joke-to-a-legitimate-asset-class\">one of the fastest-growing crypto niches<\/a> and continues to see record trades even during the bear market.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, we recently reported that it accounted for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/nft-activities-increase-on-ethereum-as-bitcoin-demands-diminishes-on-defi\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">most transfers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/ethereum\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ethereum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> network in recent months.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating NFT marketplaces and creators for possible breaches of its securities rules.\u00a0 According to Bloomberg, this investigation would mark the first regulatory scrutiny of NFTs since the sector&#8217;s explosive growth started. 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