Securities and Exchange Commission v. Arbitrade Ltd. et al

  1. January 06, 2026

    Crypto Exec Says SEC Can't Silence Jurisdictional Defense

    A crypto executive fighting a pump-and-dump suit by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has urged a federal judge to deny the agency's request to strike his jurisdictional defenses, arguing the Florida federal court must decide those questions because they raise issues that have not already been litigated.

  2. 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.

  3. 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."

  4. 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.