Cryptocurrencies
Crypto Accounts Yielding 7% Spur Scrutiny as States Warn of Risk
- Actions against BlockFi said to likely to expand to others
- Accounts offer interest rates of more than 7% to consumers
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State regulators say some interest-bearing crypto accounts with billions of dollars in deposits appear to be unregistered securities that aren’t disclosing their risks to investors.
The warnings are coming from states as varied as New Jersey -- a longtime financial outpost -- Alabama and Kentucky, which are among states that have already brought actions against BlockFi Lending LLC and its affiliates. The regulators’ focus makes the accounts the latest facet of the burgeoning crypto industry to attract government scrutiny.