The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against Mango DAO, Blockworks Foundation, and Mango Labs LLC for offering unregistered securities. The case centers around the sale of MNGO tokens and the operation of Mango Markets without proper registration. Mango Markets Hit With SEC Charges The SEC alleges that since August 2021, Mango […]
SEC Fines Prager Metis $1.95M Over Negligent FTX Audits
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reached a $ 1.95 million settlement with Prager Metis CPAs LLC and its affiliate over serious allegations related to their audits of crypto exchange FTX. The case highlights critical oversights and violations of key industry standards, raising questions about the firm’s practices and the risks it …
CFTC Fines Uniswap Labs $175,000 for Violating Commodity Exchange Act
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has fined Universal Navigation Inc., operating as Uniswap Labs, $ 175,000 for illegal trading practices. The decentralized finance (defi) protocol operator was found in violation of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) for offering leveraged retail commodity transactions without proper registration. Uniswap Labs, the company behind a popular decentralized …
Brazilian Supreme Court Bans X, Imposes Fines for VPN Circumvention
The Brazilian Supreme Court ordered a nationwide ban on X after a prior order mandating the social platform to assign a local representative was ignored. Brazilians began to lose access to the site on Saturday, as the Supreme Court prohibited citizens from using virtual private network (VPN) software to circumvent the blockage, establishing fines of […]
UK Regulator Fines Coinbase’s CB Payments $4.5 Million for Serving High-Risk Customers
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Coinbase’s payments arm, CB Payments Limited, £3,503,546 for breaching compliance rules by serving high-risk customers despite restrictions. The regulator explained that this marks the FCA’s first enforcement action against a firm facilitating cryptoasset trading. The violations involved significant transactions undetected for almost two years. FCA Fines Coinbase’s […]