The regulator noticed an undisclosed detail: the influencer’s fee was tied to the fund’s growth, guaranteeing higher compensation as the fund expanded.
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Crypto influencer Ben “BitBoy” Armstrong was released on bail around eight hours after being booked by Gwinnett County police for loitering and simple assault.
7698The CFTC has brought or resolved 10 fraud cases involving digital assets or foreign exchange since June 2023, Commissioner Kristin Johnson said.
7791The SEC originally wanted LBRY to pay millions of dollars in penalties, but now concedes the defunct firm can’t pay up that amount.
16542One of the biggest banks in America has once again paid a billion-dollar fine for the illegal treatment of its customers.
13918The Ethics Committee couldn’t agree if the Representative sought to profit from his promotions, but he was fined for it regardless and for also not declaring a “gift” of the token.
4062Despite the retraction, the crypto community said the policy is a perfect example of why decentralization and self-custody of funds are so important.
11833Some pointed out the regulator’s supposed hypocrisy, others told crypto-influencers to lawyer up, while a few poked fun at the reality TV star.
3472The Dutch central bank said that the Binance crypto exchange had a “very large number of customers in the Netherlands."
6928Despite a significant fine from Iowa’s regulator just two weeks earlier, BlockFi has scored itself a license in the state.
4208Delo was allowed to leave the country to travel to Hong Kong where he is a resident, bringing to a close his part in the legal saga which began in 2020.
2727The penalty comes after months of heightened regulatory attention to crypto lending platforms.
7470MASAK found Binance Turkey guilty of violating the Law on Prevention of Laundering Proceeds of Crime, also known as the AML Law.
11260Data from a recent report suggest that enforcement actions from U.S. regulators against those in the crypto space cost those firms less than 1% of that in traditional finance for the last 20 years.
7875Crypto exchanges operating in the country that do not register by September 24 face potential fines or even jail time.
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