Kraken paid a $30 million settlement earlier this year in what it thought was an end to the issue, said Powell. We strongly disagree with the SEC claims, stand firm in our view that we do not list securities, and plan to vigorously defend our position.Īs we have seen before, the SEC argues that should “come in and register” with the agency, when there is no clear path to… Kraken’s CEO, Dave Ripley called upon the SEC to set up a clear path for registration and Congress to bring clarity to the industry. It said that the “commingling” outlined by the SEC is, in fact, the exchange spending fees it earns from customer transactions. The exchange also refutes the claims of mixing customer assets with its own. Kraken’s statement says the SEC’s need for a special securities license is “incorrect as a matter of law, false as a matter of fact, and disastrous as a matter of policy.” Kraken hit back at the SEC’s lawsuit and intends to defend its position in court, according to a blog post. “And today we’re both holding Kraken accountable for its misconduct and sending a message to others to come into compliance.” Kraken Pushes Back against SEC’s Complaint “Kraken’s choice of unlawful profits over investor protection is one we see far too often in this space,” said the SEC enforcement division director Gurbir S.

The securities regulator further alleges that Kraken pays “operational expenses directly from accounts that hold customer cash.” It adds that the exchange exposed investors to significant risks by failing to register its services.

The SEC’s complaint says Kraken has generated millions of dollars in revenue since 2018 by facilitating crypto asset securities trading without proper US licensing. 20 with operating an unregistered securities exchange and commingling customer fiat and crypto holdings with its own. I thought we settled all their concerns for $30m in Feb. The masochists haven't been happy with the beatings they've been taking in NY and are shopping for a different flavor of RegDom in CA. USA's top decel is back with another assault on America.

“USA’s top decel is back with another assault on America,” Powell said in an X post, and urged crypto companies to exit the US because of the regulator’s crackdown on the industry. Kraken co-founder Jesse Powell has slammed a lawsuit filed against the crypto exchange by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), calling it an assault on America. Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage

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