CFTC rammer Kraken med $ 1.25 mio. Bøde over ulovlige kryptoprodukter

CFTC siger, at straffen er en af ​​de handlinger, den tager for at beskytte amerikanske investorer

Kraken, en af ​​de førende USA-baserede kryptovalutabørser, er blevet idømt en bøde af Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for at tilbyde uregulerede kryptoinvesteringsprodukter.

I henhold til en ordre, som CFTC udstedte tirsdag den 28. september, tilbød Kraken ulovligt amerikanske kunder adgang til kryptoprodukter, hvilket brød regulatoriske retningslinjer.

“The CFTC’s order finds that from approximately June 2020 to July 2021, Kraken offered margined retail commodity transactions in digital assets to U.S. customers who were not eligible contract participants,” regulatoren sagde i en pressemeddelelse.

CFTC bemærkede, at udvekslingen var mislykket “to register as a futures commission merchant (FCM)” and that it exposed users to margined trading, contrary to US commodity markets’ requirements.

Kraken er derfor forpligtet til at betale 1.25 millioner dollars som bøde og til “cease and desist from further violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA),” tilføjede Kommissionen.

According to CFTC acting director of Enforcement Vincent McGonagle, the action against Kraken is part of the regulator’s mandate aimed at protecting US customers. He also added that any firm or exchange provider seeking to offer margined or leveraged trading needs to ensure they are registered and that all products are regulated as required under the law.

Kraken er flyttet for at forlige sig med CFTC, hvor kryptoplatformen nu forventes at betale den fastsatte bøde inden for 30 dage.

Børsen søger også efter sigende yderligere samarbejde med regulatoren for at sikre overholdelse samt klarhed i rummet.

Ifølge en CoinDesk indberette, Kraken vil ikke forfølge en domstolsprøvelse af sagen.

Kilde: https://coinjournal.net/news/cftc-hits-kraken-with-1-25m-fine-over-illegal-crypto-products/