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alleged irregularities in corporate governance. On June 28, 2024 the US Securities and
Exchange Commission announced that they had charged Consensys with engaging in the unregistered offer and sale of securities through MetaMask Staking, and operating as an unregistered broker through MetaMask Staking and MetaMask Swaps. In an attempt to preempt the SEC's suit, on April 25, 2024 Consensys had sued the SEC and its commissioners in the Northern District of Texas asking the court to declare that MetaMask Swaps does not make Consensys a broker-dealer; MetaMask Staking is not an offering of securities; and that Ether (ETH), the native token of the Ethereum blockchain, is not a security.
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also joining as new investors in the company. In June 2023, Consensys launched a brand refresh where they introduced a new company narrative, logo, and an updating of the name to remove the camelcase from ConsenSys to
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