NY Attorney General Sues Crypto Exchange CoinEx, Alleges AMP, LBC, LUNA and RLY Tokens Are Securities

The New York State Attorney General's office sued crypto exchange CoinEx, arguing it was an unregistered securities broker and commodity broker-dealer under state law.

• 2023-02-23
• Commodity Futures Trading Commission CoinEx New York U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

New York sues CoinEx, says crypto exchange failed to register with state

NEW YORK (Reuters) -CoinEx was sued on Wednesday by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who accused the cryptocurrency exchange of transacting business illegally because it did not register with the state. In papers filed with a New York state court in Manhattan, James accused CoinEx of having "engaged in repeated and persistent fraudulent practices." She said CoinEx's failure to register as a commodity broker-dealer, securities broker or securities dealer before buying and selling tokens

• 2023-02-23
• Letitia James cryptocurrency exchange New York CoinEx New York Attorney General