The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit against Green United, accusing it of violating federal securities laws by selling $18 million worth of counterfeit crypto mining equipment. Its general manager Green United and the company's founder Wright Thurston, as well as the company's main promoter Kristoffer Krohn, offered investors $3,000 worth of "Green Box" investment, saying that this is a special purpose for mining GREEN tokens on the Green blockchain. Investors are told that mined GREEN tokens support a “global public decentralized grid” while generating handsome returns of 40% to 50% per month.