Day: December 3, 2021

US regulator charges Latvian man involved in $7M ICO scams

US regulator charges Latvian man involved in $7M ICO scams Business Steve Kaaru

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against a Latvian man accused of orchestrating two digital currency scams. The first related to a digital currency debit card while the second was a fake block reward mining project token sale. In a press release, the SEC revealed it had filed a civil complaint in the Eastern District of New York against Ivars Auzins. According to the regulator, Auzins allegedly defrauded hundreds of investors and took off with at least $7 million through two unregistered digital asset securities offerings.…

WonderFi Announces Strategic Investment in Bitbuy, First Approved Crypto Marketplace in Canada

WonderFi Technologies Inc.

Vancouver, British Columbia – December 3, 2021 – WonderFi Technologies Inc. (NEO: WNDR)(OTC:WONDF) (the “Company” or “WonderFi”) today announced that it has made a strategic investment into First Ledger Corp., the parent company of Bitbuy Technologies Inc. (“Bitbuy”), Canada’s first approved crypto marketplace. “WonderFi Technologies Inc. (NEO: WNDR)(OTC:WONDF)‘s strategic investment in Bitbuy, one of the first regulated crypto marketplaces globally, is a significant step as we continue on our mission of democratizing finance through easy and secure access to decentralized finance and crypto,” said Ben Samaroo, CEO of WonderFi…