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Who Is Next After Binance? SEC Alerts Crypto Investors Amid Binance Crackdown

More crypto companies could likely be dragged into similar lawsuits after big players like Coinbase, Kraken and Binance have been covered.
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Who Is Next After Binance? SEC Alerts Crypto Investors Amid Binance Crackdown

Even as the crypto market woke up to the news of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filing a lawsuit against crypto exchange Binance, SEC chair Gary Gensler reiterated caution for investors. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an investor alert to exercise caution with crypto asset securities. The caution from the regulatory agency came at a time when the traditional banking sector is in a crisis situation after the collapse of few regional banks.

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On Monday, the CFTC filed a lawsuit against Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world by trading volume, over violation of U.S. regulations. Bitcoin price showed an immediate reaction to this news as BTC dropped below $27,000 level. Interestingly, the CFTC led to another debate by stating in the lawsuit that Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin are commodities, as opposed to Gensler’s views that all cryptocurrencies except Bitcoin are securities.

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Gary Gensler Alerts Investors

The SEC warned that investors in crypto asset securities might be deprived of key information and other important protections related to their investment. The CFTC lawsuit alleges that Binance “never registered with the CFTC in any capacity and has disregarded federal laws that are essential to the integrity and vitality of U.S. financial markets.” Accordingly, the SEC’s caution alert spoke about unregistered offerings in crypto asset securities and the lack of information surrounding them. This becomes even more important as CFTC claimed that a big portion of Binance’s reported trading volume and profitability came from US customers.

Hence, the investor alert from the SEC could be considered a timely reminder just after the latest CFTC action on Binance. The SEC’s warning also spoke about celebrity endorsements. “A celebrity endorsement does not mean that an investment is appropriate for all investors, or even that it is legitimate,” it said. Celebrities get paid to promote the investment opportunities including crypto assets, it added.

In reaction to the CFTC’s claim about Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin being commodities, the Litecoin team welcomed it:

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Peter Brandt CEO of Factor Trading, said the Binance CFTC lawsuit was always coming. He asked if Ripple is the next big crypto company to fall prey to new regulatory action. Ripple has been fighting the SEC in a lawsuit that could potentially demarcate which cryptocurrencies can be considered securities in the U.S.

“It was just a matter of time before this happened to Binance. Justice is Justice.

Is Ripple the next domino to topple?”

Also, considering the flurry of enforcement actions on crypto businesses in recent weeks, it appears likely that more crypto companies will be dragged into similar lawsuits after big players like Coinbase, Kraken and Binance are already covered. XRP lawyer John Deaton said that over the next two years, the SEC would likely take up 200 enforcement actions on the crypto market.

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Anvesh Reddy

Anvesh reports major crypto updates around U.S. regulation and market moving trends. Published over 1400 articles so far on crypto and blockchain. A proud dropout of University of Massachusetts, Lowell. Can be reached at anvesh@coingape.com or x.com/BitcoinReddy or linkedin.com/in/anveshreddybtc/

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