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California, Texas Among States Accusing GS Partners of Misleading Crypto Investors

Offers of a tokenized Dubai skyscraper and assets in the metaverse were fraudulent and unregistered, state regulators say, and boosted by celebrities such as boxer Floyd Mayweather.

Ex-boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is among celebrity promoters who have been tied to GS Partners, which has been accused by state regulators of committing crypto fraud.  (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

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Crypto Lender Abra Has Been Insolvent for Months, State Regulators Say

State regulators say Abra held tens of millions of dollars' worth of assets on now bankrupt platforms.

Bill Barhydt of Abra (CoinDesk)

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Supposed AI-Based Crypto Token Using Elon Musk's Image Targeted by Texas Securities Board

Five U.S. states are ordering TruthGPT Coin promoters to cease and desist using images of Elon Musk, Changpeng Zhao and Vitalik Buterin to promote what they describe as an investment scam.

Regulators say Elon Musk's image was used to promote a scam. (Daniel Oberhaus/Flickr)

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$1B Voyager-Binance Deal Benefits Halved if Alameda Loan Claim Succeeds: Texas Regulators

In a court filing, the regulators cast doubt on Binance.US' relationship with Binance.com and alleged its staking service is illegal.

Changpeng Zhao ,CEO of Binance, at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

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Sam Bankman-Fried Called to FTX Hearing by Texas Securities Regulator

The Texas State Securities Board has been investigating FTX US since October.

Former FTX CEO Sam-Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Client Demand for Crypto Led to BNY Mellon's Custody Offering; FTX.US Under Scrutiny Over Securities Allegations

Client demand for crypto was the key factor in launching a crypto custody offering, said BNY Mellon CEO Robin Vince. The Texas State Securities Board is investigating FTX.US over allegations it offers unregistered securities products in the U.S. through its yield-bearing service. It took more than an hour to mine a block of bitcoin (BTC) on Monday.

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Texas Securities Regulator Adds Celsius to Its Crypto Lending Crosshairs

The Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) is cracking down on Celsius with an allegation of offering interest-bearing crypto deposits to be unregistered securities. It ordered the crypto lending startup to appear before a hearing in February 2022, where a cease-and-desist order will be considered. Texas has already issued a similar warning to BlockFi. "The Hash" panel discusses the implications for Celsius facing regulatory pressure in Texas in the latest sign of U.S. watchdogs’ growing scrutiny of the booming crypto lending industry.

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Texas Financial Regulators Crack Down on 15 Alleged Crypto Scams

Many of the alleged crypto scams had a common tactic: savvy social media posts to draw victims in.

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Texas Securities Regulator Accuses South African Trading Pool of Crypto Fraud

Texas' securities watchdog ordered Mirror Trading International to cease operations, alleging the South African bitcoin and forex "investor club" is a multilevel marketing scam.

“These quick-to-profits schemes rely on a little bit of smoke and the shine of mirrors,” said Texas Securities Commissioner Travis J. Iles. (Danny Nelson)

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US State Regulators Order 'Fraudulent' Crypto Mining Scheme to Shut Down

The Texas State Securities Board and Alabama Securities Commission filed an emergency action against Ultra Mining, alleging it offered unregistered securities by promising to double investments in a cloud mining scheme.

Texas flag. (Shutterstock)

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