SEC está processando Paxos por causa da Binance USD: detalhes
- A SEC emitiu um Wells Notice para a Paxos, uma empresa de pagamentos em blockchain, sobre a Binance USD (BUSD).
- A agência acredita que o BUSD, uma stablecoin de propriedade e emitida pela Paxos, é um título não registrado.
- Um Wells Notice é uma carta que a SEC usa para informar as empresas sobre ações de execução planejadas.
- A empresa de pagamentos blockchain tem 30 dias para responder ao aviso em um resumo legal.
Rumors seeped into the crypto space that US authorities were planning to dry up the banking access of firms like Paxos, a New York-based financial company specializing in blockchain payments. While such rumors were denied, a report has cleared up the fact that the payments firm has been sued by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the stablecoin of the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance USD (BUSD).
De acordo com um recente relatório from the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), people familiar with the matter have confirmed that the SEC issued a Wells Notice to Paxos. It is crucial to note that a “Wells Notice” is a letter the US securities regulator uses to inform companies of planned enforcement action. The report also confirms that the letter alleges that Binance US is an unregistered security.
An important aspect of a Wells notice is that the receiver is given a period of close to 30 days to submit a brief and respond to the accusations mentioned in the notice. This legal brief is known as a “Wells Submission” and includes arguments to prove why the charges should not be brought against prospective defendants.
On the other hand, a spokesperson from the SEC told CoinTelegraph that the agency “does not comment on the existence or nonexistence of a possible investigation.” A spokesperson from leading exchange Binance commented on the accusations of the regulator, adding that the Binance USD is a “Paxos issued and owned product,” with Binance licensing its brand to the firm for use with BUSD.
O porta-voz também acrescentou que a Paxos é regulamentada pelo Departamento de Serviços Financeiros de Nova York (NYDFS) e que o BUSD é lastreado no dólar americano na proporção de 1:1.
“Stablecoins are a critical safety net for investors seeking refuge from volatile markets and limiting their access would directly harm millions of people across the globe,” the spokesperson added. “We will continue to monitor the situation. Our global users have a wide array of stablecoins available to them.”
Curiosamente, a Binance USD (BUSD) é a terceira maior stablecoin por capitalização de mercado, com um valor de $16,14 bilhões. É emitido e de propriedade da Paxos desde que as empresas de pagamentos fizeram parceria com a Binance em 2019. Além disso, a empresa com sede em Nova York também é proprietária e emissora da stablecoin Paxos Dollar (USDP), que estreou no espaço criptográfico em 2018.
Additionally, FOX Business journalist, Eleanor Terrett, tweeted on Feb. 12 that this move was a “unilateral effort” between the SEC and other regulators to “blitz crypto.” Rumors circulated in the market that the Fed and OCC are in the midst of a massive crypto de-banking operation, Paxos and others were told by the OCC to either withdraw their banking charter applications or they would be denied by Friday last week. These rumors were denied by the payments company, but Terrett pointed out that more Wells Notices can be expected in the coming days.
Conforme relatado anteriormente pela Bitnation, a SEC também encerrou seu caso com a exchange de criptomoedas Kraken, que terá que pagar $30 milhões em restituição, prejudgment interest, and civil penalties. The regulator claimed that Kraken’s staking services were unregistered securities.
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