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- Paul Pierce will pay $1.4 million to settle charges that he made misleading statements while promoting crypto.
- The former Boston Celtics star has agreed not to promote crypto assets for three years.
- Kim Kardashian last year paid $1.26 million to settle SEC charges related to EMAX.
Former NBA star Paul Pierce will pay $1.4 million in a settlement with the US securities regulator over charges he made misleading statements while promoting EMAX tokens, an amount that's slightly more than Kim Kardashian paid to settle charges related to the same cryptocurrency last year.