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Austin Mahone
Settled
Agreed to settle SEC allegations related to touting crypto asset securities without required disclosures in the SEC’s Tron/BitTorrent action (per SEC).
Status
Settled
Jurisdiction
US
Tags
touting, securities, sec, celebrity, trx
Last updated
2026-02-03
Details
- Status reflects an SEC settlement referenced by the SEC.
- The SEC described a disclosure failure (compensation not properly disclosed).
- This profile is limited to the public SEC announcement.
- Jurisdiction marked US.
- Images intentionally omitted unless a clearly licensed (CC/PD) image is verified.
Timeline
2023-03-22
SEC stated that certain celebrities (including Austin Mahone) agreed to settle charges for touting crypto asset securities without proper disclosure.
• SEC Charges Crypto Asset Entrepreneur Justin Sun and His Companies for Fraud and Other Securities Law Violations (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission press-release)