Regulators Crack Down on US Crypto Brokers
New York state authorities said they reached an agreement to shut down activities of two cryptocurrency trading platforms which hid an estimated $850 million in losses.
The writing is on the wall to get your Crypto out of the USA.
State Attorney General Letitia James said the agreements this week with Bitfinex and Tether would end all trading activity with New Yorkers and require penalties totaling $18.5 million.
James's office began investigating the two companies in 2017 for their trading in "stablecoins," which are supposed to maintain real-dollar value.
The investigation found the two companies made false statements about the backing of the "tether" stablecoin, and about the movement of hundreds of millions of dollars between the two companies to cover up losses.
"Bitfinex and Tether recklessly and unlawfully covered-up massive financial losses to keep their scheme going and protect their bottom lines," said James.
"Tether's claims that its virtual currency was fully backed by US dollars at all times was a lie. These companies obscured the true risk investors faced and were operated by unlicensed and unregulated individuals and entities dealing in the darkest corners of the financial system."
The companies agreed to stop any trading activity with New Yorkers and to submit to mandatory reporting on core business functions.
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