BCSC alleges that Vancouver company made misrepresentations, illegally distributed securities and operated an unauthorized exchange
Securities Commission (BCSC) is alleging that a Vancouver payment processing company and its founder and CEO made misrepresentations and illegally distributed securities when it issued a crypto coin and then operated an unauthorized exchange for that coin.
- Securities Commission (BCSC) is alleging that a Vancouver payment processing company and its founder and CEO made misrepresentations and illegally distributed securities when it issued a crypto coin and then operated an unauthorized exchange for that coin.
- NetCents, which was listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange from 2016 to 2021, created a crypto asset called the NetCents Coin, which it sold to approximately 500 investors in B.C.
- Given the circumstances under which investors acquired the coins, the BCSC alleges that the coin was an investment contract, and thus a security.
- However, NetCents was not recognized by the BCSC as an exchange, as required by the Securities Act.