The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) steadily maintained its sanctions against the cryptocurrency industry in fiscal 2023.
SEC shared all its cases and sanctions in 2023 in a detailed report. In the presented report, the lawsuits filed against cryptocurrencies attracted attention. SEC’s cases according to data 2022 compared to year 3% It increased. Regulatory body this year 784 case started, and among these cases, those aimed at the cryptocurrency industry stood out.
According to the submitted report, SEC in total $4.949 billion imposed sanctions. This was recorded as the second highest amount in the history of the regulator. The SEC also responded to investors harmed by cryptocurrency scammers last year. $930 million made payment.
Among the cases in question coinbase, BinanceBittrex, Beaxy, Celsius, Sam Bankman Fried, Terra (LUNA), Do Kwon And Kim Kardashian There were names like. Some of these cases involved money laundering, while others involved critical situations such as illegal securities sales.
On the other hand, it was not only the SEC that increased the cases against the cryptocurrency industry. Recently submitted data from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) of the lawsuits filed by ) in the 2023 fiscal year. Almost half of them are related to cryptocurrencies He showed that he was.