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SEC to expand crypto asset and cyber unit team
On May 3, the SEC announced it will nearly double the size of its Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit within the Division of Enforcement. “By nearly doubling the size of this key unit, the SEC will be better equipped to police wrongdoing in the crypto markets while continuing to identify disclosure and controls issues with respect to cybersecurity,” SEC Chair Gary Gensler stated. Since the unit’s inception, more than 80 enforcement actions have been brought against actors related to fraudulent and unregistered crypto asset offerings and platforms, resulting in monetary relief totaling more than $2 billion. The unit has also “brought numerous actions against SEC registrants and public companies for failing to maintain adequate cybersecurity controls and for failing to appropriately disclose cyber-related risks and incidents.” The expanded unit will focus on investigations related to: crypto asset offerings, crypto asset exchanges, crypto asset lending and staking products, decentralized finance platforms, non-fungible tokens, and stablecoins.