The Ontario Securities Committee claimed Aux Cayes FinTech Company Limited, a legal entity in the Republic of Republic of seychelles that operates crypto exchange OKEx, has failed to comply with the province's police force governing securities.

In Wed's notice, the Ontario Securities Commission, or OSC, alleged that Aux Cayes may have engaged in illegal activity and could face regulatory activity if it fails to cooperate with authorities. According to the OSC, the crypto asset products offered through OKEx are considered securities and derivatives, and subject area to the Ontario securities constabulary. The regulator claims Aux Cayes has failed to comply with the region'south registration and prospectus requirements.

The OSC issued a warning to all crypto-asset trading platforms operating in the province in March that they must be in compliance with the securities law by Apr nineteen or confront regulatory action. Though the regulator's enforcement team said Aux Cayes did respond to limited inquiries in June, the platform failed to provide "basic information about its Ontario clients," including the number of accounts and aggregate holdings. At the time, OKEx issued a discover to users in Ontario and Quebec, saying they "shall not access whatsoever of the services" on the platform.

The enforcement team is recommending that the OSC order Aux Cayes to cease all crypto trading, be prohibited from acquiring any securities and potentially pay millions of dollars in penalties and disgorgement fees. Co-ordinate to Th's detect, the bureau has scheduled a hearing for Sept. fifteen to address the allegations.

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The commission has made similar allegations against Bybit, crypto exchange KuCoin and Polo Digital Assets, the parent company of Poloniex. In all cases, the OSC alleges that the platforms failed to contact the securities regulator by the April 19 deadline and were in violation of the securities law. Major crypto exchange Binance announced in June it would end providing services to users located in Ontario.