The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) halted the registration of American CryptoFed DAO LLC for its two digital tokens as equity securities.
In the SEC order instituting administrative proceedings, the Commission accused American CyptoFed of filing materially deficient and misleading Form 10 to register its Ducat and Locke digital tokens as equity securities on September 16.
On October 4, The SEC Division of Corporation Finance contacted American CryptoFed about the substantial deficiencies in its registration form. The division also suggested to the Wyoming-based firm to correct the deficiencies or consider withdrawing its Form 10.
Two days later, American CryptoFed submitted a purported amended Form 10. Its filing consisted of a cover page and several paragraphs stating that Dcat and Locke digital tokens were not securities. However, it did not correct the identified material deficiencies.
On October 8. SEC Division of Corporation Finance sent a letter to the Wyoming-based firm that its Form 10 registration statement “failed in numerous material respects to comply with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the rules and regulations thereunder and the requirements of the form.”
