Category: Regulation

FTX
March 01, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CFTC and SEC file fraud charges against FTX co-owner Nishad Singh

According to the court filings, between May 2019 and November 2022, FTX’s customer assets were not separated from the company’s as represented to the customers. Furthermore, they were “routinely held by FTX’s sister digital asset trading company, Alameda” and misappropriated for “luxury real estate purchases, political contributions, and high-risk, liquid digital asset industry investments.” The…

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Robinhood
February 28, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

SEC subpoenas Robinhood over crypto listings

Robinhood said: To the extent that the SEC or a court determines that any cryptocurrencies supported by our platform are securities, that determination could prevent us from continuing to facilitate trading of those cryptocurrencies (including ceasing support for such cryptocurrencies on our platform). It could also result in regulatory enforcement penalties and financial losses in…

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February 13, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Paxos ordered to stop issuing Binance stablecoin BUSD

The news follows an The Wall Street Journal report that The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was planning to file a lawsuit against Paxos for violating investor protection laws. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao responded quickly on Twitter to Paxos’ decision to stop offering BUSD. He wrote: We were informed by Paxos they have been directed…

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February 01, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

UK plans to regulate crypto and protect consumers

The official announcement further pointed out that crypto assets are relatively new and constantly evolving and as a new sector it continues to experience high volatility levels. Furthermore, the recent failures of high-profile companies following the collapse of FTX have “exposed the structural vulnerability of some business models in the sector.” The announcement stated: Our…

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Nexo
January 12, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Bulgaria takes action against Nexo cryptobank for financial violations

Furthermore, the prosecutor’s office stated that more than 3.6 million transactions have gone through Nexo, some of which involving “risky players”. Nexo has not responded to local media for comment but has posted on Twitter, speaking against the investigation. The company also said that they have taken preventive measures against money laundering. The company tweeted:…

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ASIC ban
November 23, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ASIC sues Block Earner for unlicensed crypto offerings

ASIC is now seeking declarations, injunctions, and pecuniary penalties. ASIC Deputy Chair Sarah Court said: We are concerned that Block Earner offered financial products without appropriate registration or an Australian Financial Services licence, leaving consumers without important protections. Simply because a product hinges on a crypto-asset, does not mean it falls outside financial services law.…

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CFTC
September 23, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CFTC slaps a $250K fine on bZeroX and its founders and charges successor Ooki DAO for offering off-exchange digital-asset trading

According to the CFTc, this protocol purported to offer users the ability to engage in these transactions in a decentralized environment. The regulator determined these transactions unlawful as they were required to take place on a designated contract market, but they did not. Additionally, the complaint stated that bZeroX illegally operated as an unregistered FCM.…

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June 16, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

BitMEX co-founder Benjamin Delo gets probation

The saga began in October 2020, when the CFTC filed a complaint against BitMEX trading platform and its co-founders for operating the business from the US without any license. Two other co-founders of BitMEX, Arthur Hayes and Samuel Reed, have also pleaded guilty to defying AML rules. Hays was already sentenced in May to serve…

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