Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission CVM Subpoenas Mercado Bitcoin on Fixed Income Token Investments

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Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission CVM Subpoenas Mercado Bitcoin on Fixed Income Token Investments

The Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) has sent a subpoena to Mercado Bitcoin, one of the biggest exchanges in the country, to inquire about the services the company lends regarding cryptocurrency-related fixed return investments. The company will have to disclose the details of these investments and if they plan to maintain them as available to the general public.

pasar Bitcoin Subpoenaed on Fixed Income Token Investments

Cryptocurrency exchanges are becoming more than just that, and in regions like Latam, where there are countries with high inflation numbers, some offer bank-like products to entice customers to enter the crypto market. Mercado Bitcoin, one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in Brazil, has been dikirimkeun ku Komisi Securities and Exchange Brazil (CVM) dina jasa anu ditawarkeunana ka konsumén via platform na.

The subpoena inquires about the services offered via the Tokens section on the web page of Mercado Bitcoin, which, according to the CVM, offers a way for customers to diversify their portfolio with supposed low risk and receive a high yield in different areas.

tokens ieu sadia pikeun konsumén jeung leuwih ti jumlah nu tangtu stablecoins, pura nyadiakeun ngahasilkeun luhur batan produk tabungan normal dina jangka pondok.

CVM Subpoena Rincian

The CVM is requiring certain key information about how these tokens work. Mercado Bitcoin will have to detail the number and identities of the customers that have invested in these products since January 2020. In addition, Mercado Bitcoin will have to announce if it intends to keep offering these token products in the future. If it does, the company might face sanctions if the CVM decides that the products are irregular.

However, Mercado Bitcoin affirms it is not offering irregular services. In a statement, the company explained:

Kami henteu ngalaksanakeun panawaran umum jaminan di luar lingkup otorisasi anu kami gaduh salaku platform crowdfunding sareng manajer investasi anu otorisasi.

Dina cara anu sami, perusahaan netelakeun yén aranjeunna ati-ati pisan pikeun henteu ngalanggar widang tindakan éntitas anu otorisasi, sareng yén perusahaan parantos konsultasi ngeunaan struktur token ieu sateuacan nawiskeun produk di 2020.

Ieu mangrupikeun masalah panganyarna anu disanghareupan ku bursa taun ieu, kalayan perusahaan ngalaksanakeun dua babak PHK anu béda, kahiji dina Juni jeung panungtungan one executed earlier this month. In 2021 Mercado Bitcoin diangkat $ 200 juta dina babak pendanaan Series B, dirojong ku Softbank, ngahontal pangajen langkung ti $ 2 milyar.

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sumber aslina: Bitcoin.com