Enforcement


Finanzas

SEC Enforcement Head Asks Congress for More Resources to Tackle Crypto Issues

Gurbir Grewal told members of a House Financial Services subcommittee he hopes to hire 125 more people, if he can get the funding.

The DAO withdrew a request to register locke and ducat tokens because they are not securities. (Michael del Castillo/CoinDesk)

Finanzas

Ontario Securities Commission Slaps Bybit and KuCoin With Penalties

The Canadian regulator said the two exchanges were selling unregistered securities to Ontario residents.

Toronto

Opinión

Wall Street’s Latest ‘Market Manipulation’ Scandal Should Be a Wake-Up Call for Crypto

Archegos levered a small basket of equities to the moon before it imploded - and took big stocks down with it. Similarly overlooked risks in crypto could leave traders holding the bag.

Archegos Capital management owner Bill Hwang was arrested for fraud and conspiracy. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Regulación

FBI Launches New Crypto Crimes Unit

The National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team will investigate ransomware and other crimes with tools including blockchain analysis.

Deputy AG Lisa Monaco (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Mercados

Are Crypto Assets Securities?

The answer to this central question will have many consequences for the crypto industry, from regulation and compliance to insider-trading enforcement.

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Regulación

TZERO Settles SEC Charges It Violated Disclosure Rules

The alternative trading system will pay an $800,000 fine.

(Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Regulación

DOJ to Hire Director for Its Crypto Enforcement Unit

The director will lead a team of prosecutors in investigating and prosecuting cryptocurrency cases as part of a national effort to prevent the use of crypto for illegal purposes.

Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., headquarters (Orhan Cam/Shutterstock)

Regulación

CFTC Fines Tether and Bitfinex $42.5M for ‘Untrue or Misleading’ Claims

The U.S. regulator issued an order “simultaneously filing and settling charges against Tether,” the issuer of the crypto industry’s largest stablecoin.

Rostin Behnam, acting chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, from left, Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, and Jelena McWilliams, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, walk to the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, June 21, 2021. President Biden is meeting with the nation's top financial regulators for an update on the state of the country's financial systems and institutions. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Regulación

DOJ to Launch National Crypto Enforcement Team: Report

U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco unveiled the initiative during a virtual speech at the Aspen Cyber Summit on Wednesday.

Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., headquarters (Orhan Cam/Shutterstock)

Regulación

Link Global Faces $7.1M Fine From Alberta Utilities Regulator: Report

The regulator wants Link Global to pay almost $2 million for alleged economic gains from generating electricity and more than $5 million for gains from mining bitcoin.

Máquinas de minería de bitcoin (Shutterstock)

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