Securities and Exchange Commission v. Arbitrade Ltd. et al

  1. March 08, 2024

    SEC Crypto Target Can't Send Securities Query To 11th Circ.

    A Florida federal judge has declined to send the question of whether crypto transactions on public exchanges are securities to the Eleventh Circuit after rejecting a bid to toss a securities enforcement case against an alleged $37 million cryptocurrency pump-and-dump scheme.

  2. April 05, 2023

    Crypto Execs Must Face $37M SEC Pump-And-Dump Suit

    A Miami district judge on Wednesday refused to dismiss a suit filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleging a group of cryptocurrency company executives earned $37 million through "a classic pump-and-dump scheme."

  3. September 30, 2022

    SEC Accuses Crypto Cos. Of $37M Pump-And-Dump Scheme

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission hit two cryptocurrency companies and their principals with a suit Friday claiming they falsely promised investors that their Ethereum-based cryptocurrency was backed by a $10 billion gold bullion investment when in fact the gold acquisition was a sham.