According to Techub News, Cointelegraph reported that former Hydrogen Technology Corporation CEO Michael Kane was sentenced to 45 months in prison for manipulating cryptocurrency prices, and former financial engineering head Shane Hampton was sentenced to 35 months in prison. Michael Kane was accused of manipulating the trading volume and price of Hydro (HYDRO) tokens and pleaded guilty to securities price manipulation and wire fraud. This case is the first time that a cryptocurrency has been identified as a security in a federal criminal trial.