The SEC Comes For Crypto!
Source: YouTube · Patrick Boyle · published Jun 9, 2023 · 22:17
The SEC has sued major crypto exchanges Binance and Coinbase for violating US securities laws, operating as unregistered exchanges and offering unregistered securities 0:00-0:08.
Key Takeaways:
• Binance faces additional charges of commingling customer funds with its CEO's trading firm and engaging in wash trading to inflate volumes 0:24-0:36
• The SEC is using the Securities Act of 1934 for these cases, while also seeking to ban Binance's CEO from serving as an officer 0:43-1:03
• Binance allegedly diverted customer funds to entities controlled by its CEO, including $11 million used to purchase a yacht 7:26-8:37
These lawsuits appear to be part of a broader regulatory effort to reshape crypto regulation in the US 21:50-21:57.
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The SEC accused crypto exchanges Binance and
Coinbase, of violating US securities laws, offering unregistered securities and operating
as unregistered venues, among other charges earlier this week. These are the two biggest crypto exchanges
and they account for more than half of global crypto currency trading volume. Binance was additionally accused of mixing
billions of dollars of customer funds with a separate trading firm owned by its chief
executive Changpeng Zhao (known as CZ) and of being involved in wash trading to inflate
its US platform’s perceived trading volumes. The SEC is seeking to prevent the exchanges
from violating securities regulation, requiring them to disgorge any ill-gotten gains and
pay a monetary penalty. At Binance, the regulator is also seeking
to permanently ban …