BlockFi to Pay $100M Penalty, Stop Opening New High-Yield Bitcoin Accounts: Report - BitcoinEthereumNews.com
BitcoinBlockFi 100 मिलियन डॉलर का जुर्माना अदा करेगा, नए हाई-यील्ड बिटकॉइन खाते खोलना बंद करें: रिपोर्ट02 / 11 / 2022बिटकॉइन एथेरियम समाचार Crypto lending platform BlockFi has agreed to pay $100 million to settle ongoing investigations from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and multiple state securities regulators. एक के अनुसार ब्लूमबर्ग रिपोर्ट based on anonymous sources, BlockFi will also discontinue new high-yield accounts for most U.S. residents. BlockFi spokesperson Madelyn McHugh told डिक्रिप्ट it would “not comment on market rumors.” However, she added, “We can confirm that clients assets are safeguarded on the BlockFi platform and BlockFi Interest Account clients will continue to earn crypto interest as they always have.” If so, that means existing account holders might be grandfathered in. BlockFis business model is offering customers high interest rates for locking up cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum और बांधने की रस्सी into savings accounts. The company then loans those funds out at even higher rates. But the SEC alleged in November that these BlockFi Interest Accounts, which can deliver yields in the range of 5 to 10%, are unregistered securities. The SEC attention came after a quintet of state securities regulators—from Alabama, Kentucky, New Jersey, Texas and Vermont—issued show-cause or cease-and-desist orders demanding