Sam Bankman-Fried Found Guilty: Is Do Kwon Next?

Published 04/11/2023, 00:25
Updated 04/11/2023, 00:45
Sam Bankman-Fried Found Guilty: Is Do Kwon Next?
LUNAt/USD
-

Coin Edition -

  • The SEC filed a summary judgment in the Do Kwon and Terraform Labs case.
  • According to the SEC, Do Kwon and Terraform were involved in misleading marketing.
  • Sam Bankman-Fried has been found guilty of all seven charges in the FTX trial.

Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the former FTX CEO, has been found guilty of all seven charges in the FTX trial. Shortly after the judgment, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a summary judgment in the Terraform Labs and Terraform’s CEO Do Kwon case. The SEC alleged the pair were involved in misleading marketing of Terra and LUNA tokens as securities.

Several users on X (formerly Twitter) who appear to be following both cases seem to be impressed with the latest developments. One who shared a post about SBF’s judgment posted that Do Kwon should be the next. He found the support of other users, one of whom asked which jurisdiction would get the former Terra Labs CEO first.

Users continued to express their feelings about both cases, with another responding to the SEC’s move against Do Kwon and Terra, noting that the case demonstrated the lengths some cryptocurrency companies would go to avoid compliance with securities laws. There appeared to be a general idea among the users that the SEC was doing what it needed to in an attempt to regulate the crypto industry.

SBF’s case started about a year ago, after the FTX exchange collapsed, with users losing a significant amount of funds. The former CEO was arrested in the Bahamas and brought back to the U.S. to face prosecution. He was handed a guilty verdict on all seven counts of fraud and money laundering after five weeks of trial.

On Do Kwon and Terraform’s part, the pair recently asked the U.S. judge to dismiss the SEC’s accusations that they engaged in securities fraud. They argued that the regulator hadn’t managed to prove the crypto company was offering securities.

The post Sam Bankman-Fried Found Guilty: Is Do Kwon Next? appeared first on Coin Edition.

Read more on Coin Edition

Latest comments

Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers.
© 2007-2024 - Fusion Media Limited. All Rights Reserved.