Charles Hoskinson has addressed the co-founder of Valkyrie fintech, who claimed that the "issuance of Cardano was illegal," and he may be prosecuted for it.
Almost two weeks ago, the SEC claimed that Cardano's native token ADA is a security, but Charles Hoskinson, the founder of IOG whose team created Cardano, rejected those allegations.
ADA is security, its team made a lot of money on it: Steven McClurg
Twitter user "swan.ada" published part of a recent podcast hosted by entrepreneur Mario Nawfal and crypto trader Scott Melker, in which co-founder of Valkyrie Steven McClurg was one of the guests.
When asked about crypto and securities, he stated that he believes many cryptocurrencies to be securities under U.S. law, and Cardano's ADA to be among them as one of the biggest coins that have been mentioned by the SEC recently.
In particular, McClurg mentioned the way Cardano was issued and distributed, adding that Charles Hoskinson and the dev team made a lot of money on selling ADA. McClurg goes not believe, though, that should Cardano be sued and ADA creators prosecuted, builders of apps on that blockchain should/would be affected.
@IOHK_Charles, you are being accused from @stevenmcclurg that your issuance of #Cardano was illegal and you will be prosecuted for it.
— swan.ada (@Vanamonde1) June 20, 2023
Are you going to addresss those accusations?
Hoskinson's response to McClurg
Hoskinson tweeted a response to that allegation, stating, "Notice they never use facts or fully explain. Also who registers? What gets filed and disclosed?"
Notice they never use facts or fully explain. Also who registers? What gets filed and disclosed?
— Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) June 21, 2023
A week ago, when refuting the SEC's allegations about Cardano being a security, Hoskinson tweeted that the original financing came from Japan when the blockchain launched in 2015.
When Hoskinson conducted an ICO for Cardano in Japan, the blockchain earned the nickname "Japanese Ethereum." The SEC accused ADA of being a security that was sold on Binance and Coinbase, among other "securities" — when the regulator sued these major exchanges recently, claiming they have violated U.S. securities law.
Some have also been accusing Hoskinson of "searching for aliens" in the Pacific Ocean recently, therefore stating they would rather invest in other blockchains but not Cardano. In reality, Hoskinson has been on an expedition to look for a "interstellar meteor" that fell into the ocean recently.
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