The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – urged local companies that provide crypto services to disclose the associated risks with such operations to clients. The agency warned investors to be utterly cautious when delving into the asset class as they could experience a financial loss.
Crypto Firms Should be Held Accountable
SEC សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក បញ្ហា guidance to a wide range of entities, including cryptocurrency-related companies, to explain in detail the essence of their operations and reveal the potential risks to customers.
The watchdog reminded that there is no explicit standard for safeguarding digital assets, and as such, they should be considered a liability on firms’ balance sheets. Organizations should also disclose the “nature and amount” of cryptocurrencies they are responsible for holding.
The SEC once again alerted inexperienced investors about the risks related to the industry. It insisted that companies should explain to clients that they might lose their funds:
“The technological mechanisms supporting how crypto assets are issued, held, or transferred, as wells as legal uncertainties regarding holding crypto assets for others, create significant increased risks… including an increased risk of financial loss.”
The security of several entities has already been breached in the last couple of months, resulting in losses for the users. In January, hackers វាយប្រហារ the leading crypto exchange CryptoCom and drained $34 million worth of digital assets from it.
Earlier this week, the Ethereum-linked sidechain – Ronin Network – was also កេងប្រវ័ញ្ច by wrongdoers who stole the record $625 million in crypto. In both cases, though, victims were fully reimbursed.
One of the SEC’s Tasks for 2022: Regulating Crypto Exchanges
Despite outlining plans not to ban cryptocurrency endeavors in the States, the SEC is a keen proponent of applying comprehensive regulations to the industry.
Earlier this year, Gary Gensler – the current Chair of the SEC – opined ។ that Washington’s financial watchdogs should directly supervise crypto exchanges. In his view, such an initiative should happen in 2022 to grant investors enhanced protection when dealing with bitcoin and altcoins:
"ខ្ញុំបានស្នើឱ្យបុគ្គលិកពិនិត្យមើលគ្រប់មធ្យោបាយដើម្បីទទួលបានវេទិកាទាំងនេះនៅខាងក្នុងការបញ្ជូនការពារអ្នកវិនិយោគ។ ប្រសិនបើវេទិកាពាណិជ្ជកម្មមិនចូលមកក្នុងចន្លោះដែលបានកំណត់ទេ នោះវានឹងជាឆ្នាំមួយទៀតដែលសាធារណជនងាយរងគ្រោះ»។
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Source: https://cryptopotato.com/us-sec-insists-companies-to-account-for-risks-related-to-crypto/