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US: SEC Subpoenas Biotech-Turned-Crypto Company Riot Blockchain

Published 04/18/2018, 08:57 AM
Updated 04/18/2018, 10:32 AM
US: SEC Subpoenas Biotech-Turned-Crypto Company Riot Blockchain

Riot Blockchain, one of the many companies that changed their name to contain the word 'Blockchain' last year evidently on industry hype, has received a subpoena from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to a SEC Form 10-K annual report filed Tuesday, April 17.

The filing writes that Riot Blockchain received a SEC subpoena on April 9 containing a request for “certain information” from the company, adding that they intend to “fully cooperate” with the request. Riot Blockchain makes clear that they are not particularly concerned with the move as “many companies engaged in blockchain and cryptocurrency businesses have received subpoenas from the SEC,” evidently in reference to the SEC’s publicized crypto probe.

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