# SEC suspends BitConnect promoter Trevon Brown from regulated-firm association

> The SEC entered a settled administrative order suspending Trevon Brown for 12 months from association with brokers, dealers, investment advisers, and other specified regulated entities.

- URL: https://riadefi.com/regulation/2026-09-30-sec-trevon-brown-bitconnect-association-suspension/
- Posture: Enforcement
- Authorities: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Event date: 2026-09-30
- Effective: 2026-09-30
- Version: 1, published 2026-10-01 (first published 2026-10-01)
- Advisor-relevant: yes

## What changed

The SEC entered a settled administrative order suspending Trevon Brown for 12 months from association with brokers, dealers, investment advisers, and other specified regulated entities. The order follows his September 9 consent judgment and recounts allegations that he promoted BitConnect lending-program investment contracts for transaction-based compensation without broker registration. Brown admitted jurisdiction and entry of the civil judgment but did not admit the remaining findings.

## Who it affects

- Trevon Brown
- Regulated firms considering association with Brown
- Advisers diligencing crypto-lending promoters and referral arrangements

## What is still open

- Whether any contemplated role or relationship falls within the association suspension
- Any later modification of the suspension or additional proceedings

## What it means for an advisor

- Update personnel and promoter screening to reflect the suspension
- Review compensation and registration status in crypto-lending referral arrangements
- Distinguish the new administrative suspension from the earlier civil judgment

## Sources

1. [In the Matter of Trevon Brown](https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/admin/2026/34-106553.pdf) · U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · 2026-09-30 · effective 2026-09-30


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