The S.E.C. says five individuals “promoted a global unregistered digital asset securities offering.”
Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/s-e-c-charges-5-for-illegally-promoting-2-billion-bitconnect-ponzi
S.E.C. charges 5 for illegally promoting $2 billion Bitconnect Ponzi
May 29, 2021
CoinTelegraph