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"Ontario Securities Commission Slaps Bybit and KuCoin With Penalties"

2022-06-22 [vendor] Bybit settlement, Kucoin ban in Ontario
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Incident Details

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) accused crypto trading platforms Bybit and Kucoin of operating unregistered platforms and offering unregistered securities to Ontarian investors.Bybit opted to settle with the OSC, disgorging about CA$2.5 million (US$1.9 million) and has begun working with the OSC to become compliant.OSC accused KuCoin of not complying with the investigation, and permanently banned the exchange from operating in Ontario. The OSC also levied a CA$2 million (US$1.5 million) fine against the exchange.

Technical Details

Initial Attack Vector
Regulatory / legal action
Vendor / Product
Bybit settlement, Kucoin ban in Ontario

Timeline

  1. 2022-06-22 Breach occurred
  2. 2022-06-22 Publicly disclosed