Unregistered offering

Kraken Winds Down Staking Program, Pays $30 Million to Settle Unregistered Offering of Staking Services Case With SEC

Kraken, a U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, has agreed to wind down its cryptocurrency staking program as part of an arrangement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to settle for the unregistered offer of its staking services. The exchange will also pay $30 million in disgorgement, prejudgment interest, and civil penalties, as indicated by the […]

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Nexo Agrees to Pay $45 Million to SEC and State Regulators for Unregistered Offering of Earn Interest Product

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 are on a “no admit, no deny” basis and that the […]

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The SEC collected $1.26 billion from unregistered ICOs in 2020

In a record-breaking year, the SEC seized $4.68 billion — more than one-quarter of which came from cryptocurrency-related firms.

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