SEC Slaps BlockFi With $100 Million Fine – Is That Too Much?
BlockFi may be forced to dig deep into its coffers and pay fines of up to $100 million. According to credible grapevines, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is looking to slap the crypto lending platform $50 million for providing unregistered securities. Details have now emerged that an additional $50 million will be paid to five states […]
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The record-breaking $100-million fine could mark the dawn of a new era for crypto lending platforms. It might seem unlikely that BlockFi founder and CEO Zac Prince would describe a prosecution that resulted in a $100-million fine for his company as “a win not only for BlockFi but for the broader cryptocurrency industry,” but that is indeed what he said. And, he might be right, although it remains to be seen for now. The settlementFounded in 2017, BlockFi is a New Jersey-based crypto financial institution with a team of 850 and one million clients worldwide. Its popular BlockFi Interest....
As Bitcoinist reported earlier today, crypto lending platform BlockFi will pay $100 million in fines per an agreement reached with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to the regulator, BlockFi was offering financial products which have been classified as unregistered securities. Related Reading | Why SEC’s Gensler Views on Crypto Are More Than ‘Disappointing’ […]
Despite a significant fine from Iowa’s regulator just two weeks earlier, BlockFi has scored itself a license in the state. Just two weeks after being fined by Iowa’s regulators for offering and selling unregistered securities, crypto lending platform BlockFi announced on June 28 thait has received a Money Services License in the state.The Iowan license will allow the crypto lender to receive money and sell payment instruments in the state. BlockFi on Twitter stated it will begin by allowing Iowan residents to trade stablecoins.We're excited to announce that we’ve received our Money....
Bankrupt digital asset lender BlockFi has filed a court petition requesting permission to convert the Trade Only assets of its users to stablecoins, thus allowing the withdrawal of these tokens. This development marks the company’s latest effort to repay its creditors. Related Reading: SEC Temporarily Waives $30M Fine, Demands BlockFi Pays Investors BlockFi Moves To […]
The IID ordered BlockFi to pay an administrative fine as well as cease and desist “from making any untrue statement of material facts regarding securities.” The Iowa Insurance Division, or IID, a regulator responsible for many securities sales in the state, has fined crypto lending firm BlockFi more than $943,000 after it allegedly offered and sold unregistered securities.In a Tuesday announcement, the state regulator said BlockFi had “offered and sold securities in Iowa that were not registered or permitted for sale in Iowa” in addition to not being registered as a broker-dealer or agent,....