The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) fined Rari Capital and its founders, Jai Bhavnani, Jack Lipstone, and David Lucid, for violating securities laws. Rari Capital’s decentralized finance (DeFi) platform misled investors regarding the management of its investment pools, resulting in financial losses. Additionally, the SEC found that Rari conducted unregistered securities offerings and acted as an unregistered broker. As part of the settlement, the founders accepted fines and a five-year officer/director ban.