Akon: $168K Penalties (‘Crypto Promotion’)

Administrative Order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission imposing penalties totaling $168,000 on Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam, described as “a well-known entertainer and internet personality known as ‘Akon’” residing in Georgia, USA, for promoting a crypto security known as “Tronix tokens” without disclosing that he was paid to do so.


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    March 22, 2023
    Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam
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    Securities and Exchange Commission