The SEC today hit San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken with a $30 million fine for violating securities laws.
In a Thursday announcement, the regulatory body បានប្រកាស the firm had failed to register the offer and sale of their crypto asset staking-as-a-service program.
Kraken—which consists of Payward Ventures, Inc. and Payward Trading Ltd.—agreed to halt its staking service for U.S. clients but did not admit or deny the allegations in the SEC’s complaint.
SEC Chair Gary Gensler said: “Today’s action should make clear to the marketplace that staking-as-a-service providers must register and provide full, fair, and truthful disclosure and investor protection.”
Kraken did not immediately respond to ឌិគ្រីប’s questions but បាននិយាយថា: it would still offer staking services for non-U.S. clients through a separate Kraken subsidiary.
Staking is the process of “locking-up” cryptocurrency to keep a blockchain’s network running. Those who hold ភស្តុតាងនៃភាគហ៊ុន assets—such as Ethereum (ETH), the second biggest cryptocurrency—pledge it to the network by sending it to a specific blockchain address and can receive rewards for doing so. For example, holding ETH on Kraken would have generated between 4% and 7% yield on those holdings. On Coinbase, ETH holders can currently earn up to 4.27% APY on their tokens.
Kraken is the fourth largest crypto exchange by daily volume, according to CoinGecko. It allows customers to buy and sell cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin.
Its staking service allows users to earn up to 24% yearly with some tokens.
The SEC has got tough on the crypto world lately—especially exchanges: Just last month it បុក Genesis និង Gemini ជាមួយនឹងការចោទប្រកាន់សម្រាប់ការផ្តល់មូលបត្រដែលមិនបានចុះបញ្ជី។
SEC Chair Gary Gensler wants to crack down on all the coins and tokens he believes are unregistered securities.
Regulators have stepped up pressure following the ដួលរលំ of the huge digital asset exchange FTX last year.
The company was once one of the biggest exchanges in the space but went bankrupt after it was allegedly criminally mismanaged by—នៅក្នុងពាក្យ។ of its new CEO John J. Ray III—“a very small group of grossly inexperienced and unsophisticated individuals.”
Its ex-boss and co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried is now facing ការចោទប្រកាន់ព្រហ្មទណ្ឌចំនួនប្រាំបី។ គាត់ បានសារភាពថាមិនមានកំហុស last month and will appear in court again in October.
Kraken has faced regulatory troubles recently. In November, it យល់ព្រមបង់ ការិយាល័យគ្រប់គ្រងទ្រព្យសកម្មបរទេសរបស់ក្រសួងរតនាគារសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក $362,158.70 សម្រាប់ការរំលោភបំពានជាក់ស្តែងនៃទណ្ឌកម្មប្រឆាំងនឹងអ៊ីរ៉ង់។
Editor’s note: This article was updated after publication to clarify that Kraken is only halting its staking service in the U.S.
ស្ថិតនៅលើកំពូលនៃព័ត៌មានគ្រីបតូ ទទួលបានព័ត៌មានថ្មីៗប្រចាំថ្ងៃនៅក្នុងប្រអប់សំបុត្ររបស់អ្នក។
