SEC Chairman to speak at event sponsored by firm the agency is suing

U.S. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins is scheduled to be a keynote speaker at an event sponsored by Unicoin, a cryptocurrency company currently being sued by the agency, CoinDesk reported. CoinDesk highlighted the irony of the situation, noting that Unicoin is a platinum sponsor for the "DC Blockchain Summit" in Washington this March, where the SEC Chairman is a featured speaker. The CEO of Unicoin has claimed the chairman is being deceived by his underlings regarding the ongoing lawsuit but dismissed the possibility of speaking with him at the event. The SEC sued Unicoin last year on fraud charges, alleging the company raised over $100 million by selling unregistered securities while misleading investors that its planned token would be backed by real assets like real estate.