American actress Lindsay Lohan, rapper Akon and several other celebrities have agreed to pay liquidated damages, interest and penalties totaling more than $400,000 in a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to settle their claims, the Washington Post reported. The Claims Problem of Promoting Crypto Investments to Millions of Social Media Followers. The SEC claims the celebrities were paid to promote TRX and BitTorrent (BTT), and rapper Soulja Boy and pop star Austin Mahone have yet to settle with the US SEC. Foresight News reported this morning that the U.S. SEC charged Sun Yuchen and his three wholly-owned companies for allegedly illegally selling securities, fraud, and manipulating the market, while accusing eight celebrities of illegally selling TRX or BTT without disclosure.