The government finally officially recognizes the emerging digital asset industry as important to maintaining global competitiveness in finance and technology.
Total fines would have fallen significantly over 2020 if not for the $57 million penalty against the trading app Robinhood, according to law firm Eversheds Sutherland.
The Justice Department accused Raymond Erker of defrauding some 50 investors, including a former judge who wore a wire to help the police investigation, according to news reports.
Under the plan, federal agencies from Treasury to the Commerce Department will have to research a number of topics, including the pros and cons of the government launching a U.S. digital currency.
North Carolina–based David W. Schamens was charged in federal court with wire fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering and could face decades in prison; the SEC also filed charges against him this week.
Cambridge Investment Research’s RIA business 'breached its fiduciary duty' by failing to disclose agreements with clearing brokers to share revenue with the firm from some mutual funds and wrap fee accounts, according to the SEC.
