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By Kyle Brasseur2023-04-17T17:10:00
Bittrex announced last month it would exit the United States after deeming operations in the country “no longer feasible” amid inconsistent regulatory requirements. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) isn’t keen on letting the digital asset trading platform leave scot-free.
The SEC on Monday announced charges against Seattle-based Bittrex and its co-founder and former Chief Executive William Shihara for operating an unregistered national securities exchange, broker, and clearing agency. The SEC also charged Liechtenstein-based subsidiary Bittrex Global for failing to register as a national securities exchange.
The case is the latest brought by the SEC against a crypto firm for the unregistered sale of securities. It comes three days after the agency announced the reopening of a comment period on amendments to its Exchange Act that would reiterate “the applicability of existing rules to platforms that trade crypto asset securities.”
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2023-08-11T15:19:00Z By Jeff Dale
The Securities and Exchange Commission ordered cryptocurrency trading platform Bittrex and its foreign affiliate Bittrex Global to pay $24 million for running an unregistered national securities exchange, broker, and clearing agency.
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New York would be the first state in the nation to comprehensively regulate cryptocurrency under a sweeping bill introduced by Attorney General Letitia James.
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Coinbase said it was served a Wells Notice by the Securities and Exchange Commission for potential violations of securities law regarding multiple of its cryptocurrency products.
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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority issued a fine of $4.5 million (3.5 million pounds) against a U.K.-based subsidiary of crypto platform Coinbase for providing services to high-risk customers in violation of FCA rules.
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Admera Health agreed to pay more than $5.5 million to resolve allegations first brought by two whistleblowers that it paid kickbacks to third-party contractors, the Department of Justice said.
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