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The SEC added that the exchange's founder misappropriated over $900,000 that was used for things like gambling.<\/p>\n<p>According to the SEC, Nicholas Murphy and Randolph Bay Abbott took over the running of Beaxy through their company Windy in October 2019. The duo allegedly provided Beaxy as a platform &#8220;that facilitated buying and selling of crypto assets that were offered and sold as securities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The complaint alleges that Windy, through the Beaxy Platform, violated the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, the SEC further alleged that Windy entered into an agreement with Brian Peterson and his companies \u2014 Braverock Investments LLC, Future Digital Markets Inc., Windy Financial LLC, Future Financial LLC (collectively, the Braverock Entities) \u2014 to provide market-making services for BXY.<\/p>\n<p>By virtue of this, the regulator noted that Peterson and his companies acted as unregistered dealers.<\/p>\n<p>SEC Chair Gary Gensler <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/news\/press-release\/2023-64\">said<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We allege that Beaxy and its affiliates performed the functions of an exchange, broker, clearing agency, and dealer without registering with the Commission and complying with clear, time-tested rules governing those activities.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, a March 28 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beaxy.com\/blog\/suspension-of-services-on-beaxy-exchange\/\">statement<\/a> on Beaxy's website showed it was suspending its operations.<\/p>\n<p>The crypto firm blames its decisions on the &#8220;uncertain regulatory environment surrounding our business.&#8221; It added that trading on its platform had been halted immediately and advised users to withdraw their assets.<\/p>\n<p>The SEC has recently increased its regulatory scrutiny of the crypto space. The financial regulator recently issued an <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/sec-issues-investor-alert-over-crypto-investments\/\">investor notice<\/a> for crypto investors. The regulator also filed a <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/justin-sun-huobi-believes-sec-impact-is-over\/\">lawsuit<\/a> against crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun and his companies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged crypto trading platform Beaxy and its executives \u2014 including the founder Artak Hamazaspyan \u2014 for failing to register as a national securities exchange. 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