Enforcement
Indian Government Raids Director of Crypto Exchange WazirX, Freezes $8.1M
Regulators are probing the trading platform over alleged money laundering on instant loan apps.
SEC Calls 9 Cryptos 'Securities' in Insider Trading Case
The SEC and DOJ brought insider trading charges against three people Thursday, but assertions cryptocurrencies are securities may hold greater implications.
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.
Ontario Securities Commission Slaps Bybit and KuCoin With Penalties
The Canadian regulator said the two exchanges were selling unregistered securities to Ontario residents.
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.
FBI Launches New Crypto Crimes Unit
The National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team will investigate ransomware and other crimes with tools including blockchain analysis.
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.
TZERO Settles SEC Charges It Violated Disclosure Rules
The alternative trading system will pay an $800,000 fine.
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.
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.
