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Specifically, the penalty includes $14.4 million in restitution, $4 million in profits earned under the court ruling, and $5.6 million in civil penalties.
Even so, the companies and co-founder William Shihara have not admitted or denied the regulator’s allegations. Shihara, who did not pay the fine, called the settlement plan “a good outcome” and said he hoped it would help the US strike a balance between protecting investors and promoting innovation.
Bittrex is one of the largest crypto exchanges in the US, having had a 23% market share at the beginning of 2018. But with competition and the downturn of the crypto industry, the exchange is slowly losing its grip position.
In April, Bittrex announced its withdrawal from the United States. A month later, the exchange filed for bankruptcy for the US branch and at the same time, the SEC made accusations of Bittrex and the team of exchanges offering disguised securities.
The commission said that since 2017, Bittrex had raised at least $1.3 billion from offering securities without registering with the SEC, instead showing signs of evading regulation. Moreover, before listing tokens, this exchange also cooperates with projects, editing statements related to prices, terms of sale, and profits to avoid the eyes of the authorities.
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