The SEC's complaint charged Arcaro and Future Money with violating the registration provisions of Section 5(a) and 5(c) of the Securities Act of 1933 ('Securities Act') and Section 15(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ('Exchange Act'), and the antifraud provisions of Section 17(a) of the Securities Act and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder.
The complaint further alleged that Arcaro used Future Money to lure investors into the BitConnect scheme. The complaint alleged that Arcaro was responsible for promoting BitConnect's digital asset scheme to retail investors and prospective investors in the United States, and communicating information and instructions from BitConnect to his regional promoters. On December 3, 2021, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York entered judgments against Glenn Arcaro and his company, Future Money Ltd., for the promotion of the BitConnect 'lending program.' Arcaro previously pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud before the United States District Court for the Southern District of California for his BitConnect-related activity.Īccording to the SEC's complaint, filed on September 1, 2021, from approximately August 2017 to January 2018, Arcaro served as BitConnect's lead U.S.
