NY AG foob KuCoin rau muag kev nyab xeeb thiab cov khoom lag luam yam tsis tau sau npe

New York Lub Xeev Tus Kws Lij Choj General Letitia James tau tshaj tawm tias nws tau foob rau kev sib pauv cryptocurrency KuCoin tom qab nws muaj peev xwm yuav thiab muag crypto ntawm kev sib pauv, uas tsis tau sau npe hauv New York. "Qhov kev nqis tes no yog thawj zaug uas tus tswj hwm tau thov hauv tsev hais plaub tias ETH, ib qho ntawm cov cryptocurrencies loj tshaj plaws muaj, yog kev ruaj ntseg," raws li nws daim ntawv qhia.  

Qhov kev tsis txaus siab, ua rau lub Peb Hlis 9 hauv Lub Tsev Hais Plaub Siab ntawm Lub Xeev New York County ntawm New York County, liam hais tias Seychelles-based KuCoin ua txhaum txoj cai lij choj thaum nws "muag, muab muag, yuav thiab muab rau kev yuav cryptocurrencies uas yog cov khoom lag luam thiab kev nyab xeeb" rau New Yorkers yam tsis tau sau npe nrog tus kws lij choj lub chaw haujlwm.

Tsis tas li ntawd, KuCoin raug liam tias tau tshaj tawm thiab muag nws cov khoom lag luam KuCoin khwv tau, uas cov ntawv tsis txaus siab sau npe rau kev nyab xeeb, tsis tau sau npe ua tus broker kev nyab xeeb lossis tus tswv lag luam. Tsis tas li ntawd, nws liam KuCoin misrepresented nws tus kheej raws li kev sib pauv, vim nws tsis muaj npe rau qhov haujlwm ntawd thiab.

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Cov foob tau hais tias "nyob rau hauv ob lub xeev thiab tseemfwv txoj cai, ETH, LUNA, thiab UST yog cov khoom muag," raws li lub xeev Martin Act, thiab KuCoin tau thov rau npe ua tus muag khoom muag. Cov khaub ncaws tau hais ntxiv tias "ETH, LUNA, UST, thiab KuCoin Khwv tau yog txhua qhov kev nyab xeeb hauv qab Waldstein, "hais txog kev sim tsim los ntawm New York Lub Tsev Hais Plaub Siab ntawm Albany County hauv xyoo 1936, nrog rau hauv kev xeem Howey. Tsis tas li ntawd:

"Kev xeem Howey siv tau rau cov tokens raws li tau piav qhia los ntawm tsoomfwv tsis ntev los no."

Qhov kev foob tshwj xeeb hais txog SEC v. LBRY rooj plaub los txhawb qhov kev thov ntawd. Nws nrhiav kev txiav txim mus tas li rau KuCoin "muag thiab yuav cov khoom lag luam thiab cov khoom lag luam mus thiab los ntawm New Yorkers." Tsis tas li ntawd, nws tau hais kom lub tsev hais plaub xav kom muaj kev suav nyiaj ntawm txhua tus neeg New Yorkers uas tau siv kev sib pauv thiab cuam tshuam cov nyiaj tau los ntawm New Yorkers tsis raug cai.

Qhov no yog James's "yim kev nqis tes ua los tuav hauv shadowy cryptocurrency platforms," ​​raws li nws cov lus.