Does Kim Kardashian's SEC fine mark the end of the crypto-celebrity gold rush?


As such, the ex-official said, Kardashian's fine doesn't necessarily signal a change in direction for the SEC but does mark a stronger stance than the one the agency took five years ago. — Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue/TNS

Kim Kardashian just got fined over a million dollars for boosting a cryptocurrency online — but she's not the only celeb with ties to the world of crypto.

For the many other A-listers who've thrown their weight behind cryptocurrencies, crypto companies and nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, Kardashian's US$1.26mil (RM5.84mil) settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission could mark a turning point in how Hollywood's biggest names think about this still relatively unregulated online economy.

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