The Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM) has issued a directive requiring Ukuchuma Financial Services LTD and IGM Forex LTD to stop soliciting clients in Brazil. The CVM said that the investigation found that the two companies did not have a license to operate in the securities market, so they should immediately stop operating. According to the CVM report, the companies are suspected of soliciting clients from Brazilian residents through the XPROMarkets brand and website to conduct securities t...
On September 10, the Texas Securities Commission (TSSB) announced Monday that five U.S. states have reached settlements with GS Partners, a firm that offers multiple crypto investments, to return 100% of their funds to investors.
Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission has warned the public to beware of a suspicious link. ICE Global Professional Station claims to be a digital asset trading platform and is suspected of impersonating a multinational financial services institution, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., by using a similar name and logo. ICE Global Professional Station is suspected of engaging in virtual asset-related fraud. After an investor reported that he had deposited funds to invest in cryptocurrency p...
The Bahamas Securities Commission has announced that the Parliament of the Bahamas has passed the Digital Assets and Registered Exchanges Act 2024 (DARE 2024), a move that solidifies the country's position in the digital asset regulatory space. The bill builds on the foundation laid by the DARE Act 2020 and introduces comprehensive reforms designed to address the changing landscape of the digital asset and cryptocurrency markets. Christina Rolle, executive director of the Bahamas Securities Comm...
The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) established the Interagency Securities Commission (ISC) to enhance coordination among federal, state, and local securities fraud agencies. The ISC aims to improve fraud prevention, share insights on emerging threats, and develop a unified approach to combating financial fraud. Quarterly meetings will address trends, scams, and mitigation strategies. Gurbir S. Grewal, ISC Chair and SEC Enforcement Division Director, and Cristina Martin Firvida, SEC Investo...
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) recently announced that Liquitrade Ltd. operated Latoken without registration, effectively operating an illegal exchange in the province. The BCSC said a panel investigating the operator found that users of the crypto-asset trading platform "did not actually buy or sell assets", but traded contractual rights to those assets, which allowed them to demand future withdrawals of those assets.
Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the launch of a Bitcoin spot EFT, known as ONE-BTCETFOF-UI, by local asset manager One Asset Management (ONEAM). One Asset Management's BTC spot ETF is Thailand's first BTC spot ETF. It is scheduled to be issued between May 31 and June 6. The investment risk level is 8, and the target customers are high net worth individuals and institutional investors.