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 <p>The Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent charges against entertainment firm Impact Theory for an illegal $30 million NFT sale have sent shockwaves across the crypto industry. This marks the SEC’s first enforcement action involving non-fungible tokens.</p> 
 <p>Many industry observers argue the SEC’s rationale that Impact Theory’s “Founder’s Key” NFTs constituted unregistered <a rel="dofollow" title="sec" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/sec.html">sec</a>urities could apply to numerous other NFT projects. Critics warn that the precedent threatens to stifle innovation.</p> 
 <p><strong>Also read: SEC’s First-Ever NFT Enforcement Targets Impact Theory</strong></p> 
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 <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-sec-commissioners-show-their-disagreement">SEC commissioners show their disagreement</h2> 
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 <p>SEC commissioners Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda dissented, arguing the evidence was insufficient to definitively deem the NFTs as <a rel="dofollow" title="sec" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/sec.html">sec</a>urities. However, the commission maintains it will continue policing unlawful crypto offerings.</p> 
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    <p lang="en" dir="ltr">The SEC filed and settled its first NFT enforcement action today: https://t.co/RwaMGueBZK Here's Commissioner Uyeda's and my dissent: https://t.co/WhLKX3Tl8X</p>— Hester Peirce (@HesterPeirce) August 28, 2023
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 <p>Researchers and developers say many NFT projects use similar messaging as Impact Theory, encouraging buyers to view NFT purchases as investments and promising future growth. This could leave them exposed to SEC crackdowns.</p> 
 <p>While regulators emphasize investor protections, critics counter that strictly applying <a rel="dofollow" title="sec" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/sec.html">sec</a>urities laws to NFTs fails to account for nuances. Many say NFTs are fundamentally about accessing membership utilities and community benefits rather than just profit.</p> 
 <p>As the SEC wades further into crypto oversight, industry leaders argue that a rushed regulatory approach could severely hamper the development of novel platforms enabling digital ownership and engagement. With the precedent now set, many NFT projects face renewed urgency in evaluating their legal exposure.</p> 
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<p>Source: <a rel="dofollow" target="_blank" href="https://thebittimes.com/sec-s-impact-theory-nft-case-triggers-alarm-in-crypto-realm-tbt60851.html">https://thebittimes.com/sec-s-impact-theory-nft-case-triggers-alarm-in-crypto-realm-tbt60851.html</a></p>

SEC's Impact Theory NFT Case Triggers Alarm in Crypto Realm

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