US SEC charges Cumberland DRW for acting as unregistered dealer in crypto markets
WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged crypto market maker Cumberland DRW on Thursday with acting as an unregistered dealer for more than $2 billion in crypto assets, the agency said in a statement.
The SEC said that Cumberland has acted as an unregistered dealer since March 2018 by buying and selling crypto assets that the regulator deemed to be securities and trading them as investment contracts on third-party crypto exchanges.
“The federal securities laws require all dealers in all securities to register with the Commission, and those who operate in the crypto asset markets are no exception,” said Jorge G. Tenreiro, acting chief of the commissions crypto assets and cyber unit.
In a statement,…
