
Kardashian case highlights foggy rules surrounding crypto promotion. The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered Kim Kardashian to pay $1.26 million for promoting the cryptocurrency EMAX without disclosing that she was paid to do so.
Federal securities law requires anyone paid to promote a crypto asset to "disclose the nature, source, and amount of compensation they received in exchange for the promotion," said SEC enforcement director Gurbir S. Grewal in a press release.