New York-dommer beordrer Terraform Labs til at efterkomme SEC's undersøgelsesstævninger

New York Judge Orders Terraform Labs to Comply With SEC's Investigative Subpoenas

A recent court filing stemming from the Southern District of New York shows that a U.S. district judge has ordered the crypto startup Terraform Labs to comply with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s centralbank har aktivt testet sin digitale valuta (SEK) subpoenas. During the second week of November 2021, USA. regulator filed a subpoena enforcement action against Terraform Labs and the startups CEO, Gør Kwon.

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OS. Regulator Gets New York Judge to Side With Investigative Subpoenas Plea

I februar 17, 2022, og Messari court order signed by the United States district judge J. Paul Oetken details that the startup Terraform Labs must comply with the SECs investigative subpoenas. In mid-November last year, the SEC indgivet subpoenas that attempted to compel Terraform Labs and its CEO Gør Kwon to comply with thefact-finding investigation.

The investigation is due to Terraform Labs Mirror Protocol, an application that was launched in 2020, allowing users to trade mirrored assets tied to the price of U.S. securities. The SEC wants Terraform Labs and Kwon to explain why the courtshould not compel them to produce documents as required by the subpoenas and compel Kwon to appear for testimony.

A month prior to the enforcement action by the SEC, i oktober, Terraform Labs and Kwon og Messari they were suing the U.S. regulator over serving the CEO the subpoena at a conference in New York. Terraform Labs (TFL) and Kwon insisted that the SEC lacks jurisdiction over the companies and the subpoenas were not served through the proper channels. The lawsuit against the SEC states:

The SEC attorneys were well aware that TFL and Mr. Kwon had consistently maintained that the SEC lacked jurisdiction over TFL and Mr. Kwon, and at no time asked Dentons lawyers whether it was authorized to accept service of subpoenas.

New York Judge: ‘Terraform and Kwon Are Hereby Ordered to Comply With the Referenced Subpoenas

Despite the lawsuit against the SEC, last Thursday the Southern District of New York judge J. Paul Oetken ordered TFL and Kwon to comply with the regulators subpoenas. After the court had reviewed all the filings between both parties and listened to an oral argument by telephone conference, Oetken granted the SEC its wishes.

For the reasons stated on the record at the February 17, 2022 conference, the SECs application is granted, and Terraform and Kwon are hereby ordered to comply with the above-referenced subpoenas,” Oetkens order explains. The court filing adds:

This order is stayed for 14 days to permit further briefing regarding a potential stay pending any appeal of this order.

Mirror Protocol is still operational today and is the fifth-largest decentral finansiering (defi) protocol on the Terra blockchain today. I skrivende stund, the synthetics protocol for on-chain price exposure to real-world assets has $587.34 million total value locked (TVL). The SEC accuses TFL and Kwon of participating inthe creation, promotion and offer to sell assets and MIR tokens to U.S. investors.

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