Frauds & Scandals

SEC Charges Poloniex for Operating Unregistered Digital Asset Exchange

August 9, 2021/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Poloniex LLC has agreed to pay more than $10 million to settle charges for operating an unregistered online digital asset exchange in connection with its operation of a trading platform that facilitated buying and selling of digital asset […]

SEC Charges Poloniex for Operating Unregistered Digital Asset Exchange

August 9, 2021/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Poloniex LLC has agreed to pay more than $10 million to settle charges for operating an unregistered online digital asset exchange in connection with its operation of a trading platform that facilitated buying and selling of digital asset […]

SEC Awards $3.5 Million to Whistleblowers in Two Enforcement Actions

August 6, 2021/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced awards totaling more than $3.5 million to three individuals in two separate enforcement proceedings. In the first order, the SEC awarded approximately $2 million to a whistleblower whose information and assistance led to a successful SEC enforcement action.  The […]