{"id":139620,"date":"2024-10-14T10:00:20","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T07:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=139620"},"modified":"2024-10-13T23:40:56","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T20:40:56","slug":"regulators-claim-over-19-billion-in-crypto-settlements-for-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/regulators-claim-over-19-billion-in-crypto-settlements-for-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Regulators Claim Over $19 Billion in Crypto Settlements for 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most of this <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/research\/publications\/top-crypto-enforcements-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">sum<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 $12.7 billion \u2013 resulted from an August agreement with the CFTC involving the collapsed FTX exchange and Alameda.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s total exceeds the $10.87 billion recorded in 2023 by 78% and reflects an extraordinary 8,327% increase compared to 2022. The settlements cover forfeitures and civil penalties but exclude individual executive lawsuits.<\/p>\n<p>CoinGecko analyst Lim Yu Qian notes that the collapses of Celsius and Terraform Labs in 2022 triggered intensified regulatory scrutiny, especially after FTX\u2019s downfall. Terraform Labs received a $4.47 billion fine from the SEC over its TerraUSD (UST) collapse, while Genesis reached a $2 billion settlement with the Office of the Attorney General after filing for bankruptcy.<\/p>\n<style>\n    .dark-mode .read-more {background-color: #343a40 !important;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"read-more pb-3 pt-3 pt-md-2 px-3 my-4 border bg-light\">\n    <h5 class=\"text-uppercase border-bottom mb-3 pb-1 d-none d-md-block\">READ MORE:<\/h5>\n    <a class=\"article row\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/eigenlayer-faces-criticism-for-failing-to-meet-investor-expectations\/\" title=\"EigenLayer Faces Criticism for Failing to Meet Investor Expectations\">\n        <div class=\"contentRight col-4\">\n            <span class=\"imgContainer mt-0\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image img-defer\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Eigenlayer-option05-240x170.webp\">\n            <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentLeft col-8\">\n            <h4 class=\"title mb-0\">EigenLayer Faces Criticism for Failing to Meet Investor Expectations<\/h4>           \n            \n        <\/div>        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>As the year progresses, Qian expects more settlements given the ongoing regulatory focus on the crypto sector. Notably, Binance settled for a billion dollars last November, marking the only case involving an active crypto firm, following its plea deal on various charges, including Anti-Money Laundering violations. Since 2019, regulators have collected about $31.92 billion in total settlements from the crypto industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2024, U.S. regulatory bodies have managed to secure more than $19 billion in settlements from cryptocurrency firms, representing a significant portion of all settlements recorded to date. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":68878,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-139620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-others"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Regulators Claim Over $19 Billion in Crypto Settlements for 2024<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" 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