In a letter to investors, Telegram encouraged investors to view the United States Securities and Exchange Commission hearing recently rescheduled for February as "a positive step."
Cause for optimismThe letter, sent on Oct. 19, briefly reassures investors that the recent rescheduling of hearings until Feb. 18-19 is good news while maintaining that the company will not be distributing Gram tokens until that time.
"Telegram views this development as a positive step towards resolving this matter through the court system in an expeditious manner, and we and our advisers will be using the time to ensure that Telegram's position is presented and supported as strongly as possible at the February hearing."
"The February hearing is different from the one previously scheduled for October 24, because in the February hearing Telegram anticipates asking the court to rule on the core argument that Grams are not securities. The October 24 hearing, in contrast, was only to consider whether a delay should have been mandated, without conclusively resolving the core argument."
The SEC and TelegramThis letter is just the latest in an extensive back-and-forth between the SEC and Telegram surrounding the launch of the latter's Telegram Open Network and its associated Gram tokens, the distribution of which was the subject of an SEC emergency action on Oct. 11.
By deeming Gram tokens securities, the SEC labeled their sale in the U.S. - which netted roughly $1.7 billion - an unregistered security offering and thus illegal.
Telegram responded with a filing on Oct. 16, refuting the "Emergency" nature of the SEC's complaint and countering by criticizing the commission's lack of action in the preceding 18 months during which they were aware of the coming launch of TON..
Telegram Writes Investors to Counter FUD Before Feb. SEC Hearings
Publicado en Oct 19, 2019
by Cointele | Publicado en Coinage
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