{"id":"tp-1878","type":"article-newspaper","title":"NextBlock Global, Alex Tapscott fined $25,000 by US SEC; investors still willing to do business","author":"Charissa Echavez","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/1878","datePublished":"2019-05-16T06:01:21.000Z","dateModified":"2019-05-16T06:03:31.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"The U.S. Secretaries and Exchange Commission (SEC) has penalized blockchain author Alex Tapscott and his investment firm NextBlock Global for misleading investors pertaining to digital asset investments.","section":"Regulation","references":[{"title":"administrative proceeding","url":"https://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/2019/33-10638.pdf"},{"title":"leading NextBlock Global investors","url":"https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/nextblock-investors-vouch-for-tapscott-as-1-million-in-fines-paid-to-ontario-securities-commission/417956"}]}