FTX Is Spreading False Statements About Crypto Products, FDIC Says
FTX US received a cease-and-desist warning from the United States Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on Friday, telling the crypto exchange to stop issuing “false” statements and “misleading” consumers about the insurance status of their products. Four other crypto companies were given the warning by the FDIC. These are: SmartAsset.com, Cryptonews.com, Cryptosec.info, and FDICCrypto.com. The regulator claims […]
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The government agency had previously stated that deposits at non-bank entities, including crypto firms, are not covered by FDIC insurance. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has issued cease and desist letters to five companies for allegedly making false representations about deposit insurance related to cryptocurrencies.FDIC issued a Friday press release disclosing cease and desist letters for cryptocurrency exchange FTX US and websites SmartAssets, FDICCrypto, Cryptonews and Cryptosec. In the letters, which were issued on Thursday, the government agency alleges that these....
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Following Voyager Digital’s application for bankruptcy protection during the first week of July, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Federal Reserve Board today issued a joint letter to the company demanding a cease and desist against Voyager’s FDIC claims. The FDIC’s letter explains that Voyager’s FDIC claims are false and misleading, and the entity prohibits anyone from “representing or implying that an uninsured deposit is insured.”
FDIC Insists Voyager Digital Published Misleading and False Federal Deposit Claims
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