美国证券交易委员会对 Nova Labs 提起诉讼，指控该公司提供未经注册的加密货币证券

美国证券交易委员会（SEC）对 Nova Labs 提起诉讼，指控该公司提供未经注册的加密货币证券。

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit against Nova Labs, a blockchain company behind the Helium Network. The SEC alleges that Nova Labs offered unregistered crypto securities, a claim that the firm has disputed in the past.

美国证券交易委员会 (SEC) 对 Helium Network 背后的区块链公司 Nova Labs 提起诉讼。美国证券交易委员会指控 Nova Labs 提供未经注册的加密货币证券，该公司过去曾对这一说法提出异议。

The SEC filed a complaint against Nova Labs in the District Court for the Northern District of California on Jan. 17, CoinChapter learned from the court documents. The SEC alleges that Nova Labs sold unregistered investment products. These include devices called “Hotspots” that can mine Helium cryptocurrency (HNT) and a program called “Discovery Mapping.”

CoinChapter 从法庭文件中获悉，SEC 于 1 月 17 日向加州北区地方法院提起针对 Nova Labs 的诉讼。美国证券交易委员会指控 Nova Labs 出售未经注册的投资产品。其中包括可以开采氦加密货币（HNT）的名为“热点”的设备和名为“发现映射”的程序。

The latter program reportedly allowed users to exchange their personal data for crypto rewards, which the SEC claims were part of an offering of securities. Nova Labs also allegedly made several misleading statements about its business partnerships.

据报道，后一个计划允许用户用个人数据交换加密货币奖励，美国证券交易委员会声称这是证券发行的一部分。据称，Nova Labs 还对其业务合作伙伴关系做出了一些误导性陈述。

Nova Labs Accused of Misleading Investors, Offering Unregistered Securities

Nova Labs 被指控误导投资者、提供未注册证券

According to the SEC, Nova Labs falsely promoted that companies like Lime, Nestlé, and Salesforce used or relied on the Helium Network. However, the SEC alleges that these companies did not engage with or depend on the network, as Nova Labs claimed.

据 SEC 称，Nova Labs 错误地宣传 Lime、Nestlé 和 Salesforce 等公司使用或依赖 Helium Network。然而，美国证券交易委员会声称，这些公司并未像 Nova Labs 声称的那样参与或依赖该网络。

The SEC also alleges that Nova Labs failed to register its offerings with the SEC and provided investors with inadequate material information about its business and the risks involved in its offerings.

美国证券交易委员会还指控 Nova Labs 未能向美国证券交易委员会注册其产品，并向投资者提供了有关其业务和产品所涉及风险的充分材料信息。

Nova Labs has previously disputed the SEC’s characterization of its offerings as securities, arguing that they are instead functional devices and a decentralized wireless network service. The company has also highlighted the diverse use cases of the Helium Network, which include applications in logistics, agriculture, and smart cities.

Nova Labs 此前曾对 SEC 将其产品定性为证券提出异议，认为它们是功能性设备和去中心化无线网络服务。该公司还强调了 Helium Network 的多种用例，包括物流、农业和智能城市中的应用。

SEC’s Broader Push Against Unregistered Crypto Securities

美国证券交易委员会更广泛地打击未注册的加密货币证券

Under Gary Gensler’s leadership, the SEC has targeted several crypto firms for alleged violations, with the term “unregistered securities” being central to these cases.

在加里·詹斯勒 (Gary Gensler) 的领导下，美国证券交易委员会 (SEC) 将几家涉嫌违规的加密货币公司作为目标，“未注册证券”一词是这些案件的核心。

In July 2023, Ripple Labs secured a partial legal win when a court ruled that XRP sales through exchanges did not qualify as unregistered securities. However, the SEC contested this decision, filing an appeal to challenge the ruling.

2023 年 7 月，法院裁定通过交易所销售的 XRP 不符合未注册证券的资格，Ripple Labs 获得了部分法律胜利。然而，美国证券交易委员会对此决定提出异议，并提出上诉以质疑该裁决。

The agency’s enforcement actions have created a challenging environment for blockchain companies trying to navigate securities laws, especially with varying interpretations of what constitutes a security.

该机构的执法行动为试图驾驭证券法的区块链公司创造了一个充满挑战的环境，特别是对证券的构成有不同的解释。

Possible Shift in SEC Enforcement After Leadership Change

领导层变动后 SEC 执法可能发生转变

With Gensler stepping down on Jan. 20, the SEC may change its approach under new leadership. A Jan. 15 Reuters report, citing unnamed sources, suggests the agency could review or freeze certain cases.

随着 Gensler 于 1 月 20 日辞职，SEC 可能会在新领导层的领导下改变其做法。路透社 1 月 15 日的一篇报道援引未透露姓名的消息人士的话称，该机构可能会审查或冻结某些案件。

Specifically, cases involving allegations of securities law violations that do not include fraud might be paused. This development could impact the ongoing litigation against Nova Labs, which is accused of offering unregistered securities but not fraud.

具体来说，涉及不包括欺诈的证券法违规指控的案件可能会被暂停。这一进展可能会影响正在进行的针对 Nova Labs 的诉讼，该公司被指控提供未经注册的证券，但并非欺诈。

The SEC’s enforcement actions and the broader legal battle over the classification of digital assets are expected to continue shaping the regulatory landscape for cryptocurrencies in the United States.

美国证券交易委员会的执法行动和有关数字资产分类的更广泛的法律斗争预计将继续塑造美国加密货币的监管格局。