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- Terraform Labs’ SEC settlement marks a landmark in crypto regulation, showcasing consequences for fraudulent practices.
- Kwon’s legal uncertainty and the hefty settlement could impact Terra’s future, raising doubts about its stability.
- LUNC’s positive reaction to the settlement hints at investor confidence in Terra’s resilience despite regulatory challenges.
The San Francisco-based Terraform Labs has offered a settlement fee of $4.47 billion as a settlement fee to the United States Securities & Exchange Commission after a lawsuit. According to SEC filing, Terraform Labs and its founder Do Kwon broke securities laws with the LUNA and TerraUSD stablecoins.
The settlement in the United States District Court of New York includes $ 3.5 billion approximately $466 million for disgorgement and $420 million for civil penalties. Moreover, Do Kwon will be ordered to disgorge $110 million and pay $80 million in civil penalties and about $14 million for failure to register and provide required information
The regulatory lawsuit by the SEC in 2023 accused Terraform Labs and Kwon of conducting unlawful securities sales and also defrauding investors using TerraUSD, a stablecoin. Terra’s ecosystem crash and burn in 2022 caused significant losses to investors.
This settlement will be the biggest ever in a crypto-scam case, and if the court approves, it will be more significant than Binance’s $4.3 billion to the Justice Department. However, doubt has been cast on Terraform Lab and Kwon about their capacity to settle the sizeable fines.
The settlement would also restrain Kwon and Terraform Labs from engaging in any form of transactions in cryptocurrencies within the terra/USD and other related cryptocurrencies within the terra ecosystem. However, Kwon’s legal status remains unpredictable since more legal prosecutions are still taking place in Montenegro focusing on his extradition to stand charges in the United States.
Terra Luna Classic (LUNC) experienced a 3.73% increase after a TV channel reported on the settlement, probably given new burn tax distribution proposals launched by community members. The token has been showing a steady uptrend after suffering a weekly decline in its price.