Bittrex and its co-founder and former CEO agreed to settle the SEC case for $24mn. The firm previously said it was exiting the US market due to a lack of regulatory clarity.
August 11, 2023The DOJ had argued that allowing customer withdrawals would subordinate a government claim, but the court ruled in favour of Bittrex.
June 15, 2023Jane Street Group and Jump Crypto are the latest firms to scale down US operations, citing regulatory uncertainty.
May 14, 2023Regulation by enforcement is not sufficient nor sustainable, House Financial Services Committee chair Patrick McHenry told SEC chair Gary Gensler.
April 19, 2023The SEC identified six Bittrex-listed crypto tokens as securities and said the company should have registered as a broker, exchange, and clearing agency.
April 18, 2023A lack of regulatory clarity makes it economically unviable for Bittrex to continue operating in the US. The global platform will continue operating.
April 3, 2023Kraken was facing a maximum fine of over $272mn. The $362,000 settlement reflects OFAC's determination the violations were "non-egregious and voluntarily self-disclosed".
November 30, 2022OFAC and FinCEN took joint action for sanctions screening failures and violations of AML and SAR reporting requirements.
October 12, 2022The firms include BitGo, bitFlyer, Bittrex, BlockFi, Circle, Coinbase, Fidelity Digital Assets, Gemini, Kraken, and Robinhood, among others.
February 18, 2022