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SEC, CFTC Charge XBT Corp. With Selling Unregistered Swaps for Bitcoin

The SEC and CFTC have settled charges with XBT Corp. after alleging the company sold unregistered security-based swaps for bitcoin.

By Nikhilesh De, Danny NelsonOct 31, 2019, 2:49 p.m. EDT

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