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NBA Star Paul Pierce Hit With $1.4 Million SEC Fine For Shilling Ethereum Max

The ex-Boston Celtics star is the latest figure to be targeted by the increasingly tough-on-crypto SEC.
Paul Pierce. Image: Shutterstock

Paul Pierce. Image: Shutterstock

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has come down on former NBA star Paul Pierce for unlawfully shilling a little-known cryptocurrency.

Ex-Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce agreed to pay over $1.4 million in penalties to settle the charges, the SEC announced today.

Read more here: https://decrypt.co/121615/nba-star-paul-pierce-sec-fine-ethereum-max

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