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Abra, CEO Barhydt settle with 25 US states over licensing violations
26.6.2024
Other states can join in the settlement, which will see up to $82.1 million returned to customers
Tradestation Settles With SEC and State Regulators for $3 Million
9.2.2024
Tradestation has reached a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and state regulatory bodies, agreeing to pay $3 million in fines for offering an unregistered crypto asset lending product to U.S. investors, a move that promised interest earnings on deposits without proper...
Blackrock’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Filing Update Addresses Potential Classification of BTC as a Security by SEC
7.12.2023
Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, has warned in its latest spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) filing update of the potential for bitcoin to be classified as a security by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), state regulators, or court rulings. “If...
US State Regulators Grant Money Transmitter Licenses to Crypto Startup Bastion
31.10.2023
Institutional-focused crypto custody firm Bastion has obtained money-transmitter licenses (MTLs) in New Hampshire and Arkansas. 1/ We’re happy to share that we received our first two Money Transmitter Licenses (MTLs) in New Hampshire and Arkansas and can now support fungible assets in both states....
U.S. State Regulators Intervene in Coinbase’s Unregistered Securities Case
11.10.2023
Amicus briefs filed to support the SEC argue crypto is insignificant, only used for speculation, and captured by existing investor-protection rules
Crypto Firm Abra Said to be Insolvent in Texas State Regulators’ Cease-and-Desist Order
16.6.2023
According to an emergency cease-and-desist order from the Texas State Securities Board, the cryptocurrency firm Abra is “insolvent or nearly insolvent.” The filing alleges that a group of state securities regulators has been investigating Abra, and the working group interviewed William...
Crypto Lender Abra Has Been Insolvent for Months, State Regulators Say
15.6.2023
Crypto lender Abra has been insolvent since at least March 31, 2023, state securities regulators alleged on Thursday
New York Attorney General Seeks New Crypto Powers for State Regulators: Report
5.5.2023
The bill follows legal suits taken by Letitia James in connection to crypto companies like Celsius, CoinEx and Nexo
State Regulators Target Fraudulent Cryptos Posing as 'Elon Musk AI Tokens' and 'TruthGPT Coin' – Here's What Happened
4.5.2023
The influx of new crypto projects in the market, seeking to leverage the growing interest in artificial intelligence, has attracted US regulators.
Several US state regulators are initiating crackdown actions on AI-focused crypto projects touted as investments.
A May 3 press release revealed that...
State regulators crack down on fraudulent cryptos promoted as 'Elon Musk AI Tokens' and 'TruthGPT Coin'
3.5.2023
According to the cease and desist order, investors are being given the impression that Elon Musk endorses "TruthGPT Coin"
US state regulators announce $10M settlement with Robinhood 'for failing investors'
6.4.2023
The investigation looked into complaints of Robinhood's system outages, causing users to miss out on trades while many of the platform's services were unavailable
Multiple US state regulators allege AI trading dApp is a Ponzi scheme
5.4.2023
The alleged scheme claimed it could generate returns of up to 2.2% a day by leveraging AI to trade more often and with higher profits than a person could
Crypto-Friendly Signature Bank Shut Down by State Regulators
12.3.2023
New York-based Signature Bank, which has a number of crypto clients, was shut down Sunday by state regulators, the Federal Reserve announced
Silicon Valley Bank Shuttered by State Regulators
10.3.2023
Silicon Valley Bank was shuttered by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation on Friday, marking the second bank to shut down within days. The startup-focused bank counted a number of major crypto venture capital firms as clients
Illinois Officials Pushing State Crypto Licensing to Emulate New York’s BitLicense
27.2.2023
Illinois is trying to follow in New York’s crypto footsteps with a new oversight regime, according to David DeCarlo, Illinois’ first regulatory innovation officer, who is among the prominent advocates for the plan now being shepherded through the state legislature
Nexo Agrees to Pay $45 Million to SEC and State Regulators for Unregistered Offering of Earn Interest Product
20.1.2023
The cryptocurrency lender, Nexo, has agreed to pay $45 million to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and several state regulators after charges were levied against the firm for failing to register the company’s Earn Interest Product (EIP). Nexo detailed that the settlements...
US State Regulators Investigating Crypto Trading Firm Genesis Global Capital: Barron’s
25.11.2022
Several regulators, including the Alabama Securities Commission, are looking into whether Genesis may have violated securities laws, according to Barron’s
Nexo ‘surprised’ by state regulators' actions, says co-founder
29.9.2022
Kalin Metodiev emphasized that Nexo has been navigating through conversations with regulators for the past couple of years to ensure compliance, and was surprised that this news was “thrown out there in public.”
SEC, State Regulators Probe Crypto Lender Celsius Over Accounts Freeze
18.6.2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and several state regulators are reportedly investigating the decision by crypto lender Celsius Network to freeze withdrawals. U.S. Securities Regulators Investigate Celsius’ Withdrawal Freeze The U.S. SEC and securities regulators...
5 state regulators allege organization is tied to Russia, scamming users using metaverse casino
11.5.2022
"The same rules that apply to investments in the physical world continue to apply to investments in virtual worlds," said the regulators