SushiSwap

Decentralized exchange <a href="https://www.blockhead.co/2023/03/23/sushiswap-served-with-sec-subpoena/blockhead.co/tag/sushiswap" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">SushiSwap</a> and its CEO Jared Grey have been subpoenaed by the US Securities &amp; Exchange Commission.Grey made the announcement on Tuesday via SushiSwap&#39;s <a href="https://forum.sushi.com/t/establish-sushi-legal-defense-fund/11813?ref&#61;blockhead.co" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">forum</a>. In the post, Grey said the firm is cooperating with the SEC, which is demanding the production of documents related to a case under investigation.SushiSwap plans to establish a legal defense fund to &#34;cover legal costs for core contributors and multisig participants.&#34;Read more: <a href="https://www.blockhead.co/2022/10/11/horse-allegedly-gets-fingered-so-sushiswap-tanks-cos-crypto/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Horse Allegedly Gets Fingered so SushiSwap Tanks… Cos Crypto</a>Its DAO proposal aims to make 3 million USDT available for the legal fund with a contingency that would make another 1 million USDT available if the intial funds deplete.Following the disclosure, SushiSwap&#39;s SUSHI token fell over 5% in an hour from $1.22 to $1.14. At the time of writing SUSHI is priced at $1.06.<img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/optimized-uploads/e8d087dcd9d24a8bb6fcea604c18cd0e.png" />DAOs have been under the scrutiny of financial authorities. In September, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a lawsuit against Ooki DAO. The court ultimately ruled that the CTFC needs to serve specific individuals of the DAO, not the DAO as a whole.<h2 id="header-0">SEC vs. Crypto</h2>The SEC has been hot on the heels of the crypto industry. Last month, the SEC declared that crypto staking services violate security laws.Its stance forced <a href="https://www.blockhead.co/2023/02/14/paxos-told-to-stop-issuing-busd-binance-says-funds-are-safu/blockhead.co/tag/kraken" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Kraken</a> to close its staking services. SEC Chair Gary Gensler also argued that Ether&#39;s move to proof-of-stake shifts it to being a security.Enforcement staff at the SEC issued to BUSD issuer <a href="https://www.blockhead.co/2023/03/09/sorry-sec-stablecoins-are-commodities-according-to-cftc-rostin-behnam/blockhead.co/tag/paxos" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Paxos</a> a Wells notice, which the financial watchdog uses to inform companies and individuals of possible enforcement action. Its notice alleges that BUSD is an unregistered security as the SEC declared that crypto staking services violate security laws.However, in the beginning of March, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) stated that Ether and stablecoins should be treated as commodities.Read more: <a href="https://www.blockhead.co/2023/03/09/sorry-sec-stablecoins-are-commodities-according-to-cftc-rostin-behnam/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Sorry SEC, Stablecoins Are Commodities According to CFTC</a>CFTC chair Rostin Behnam believes that Ether is a commodity and should be overseen by the CFTC; a view held by the body in its complaint against <a href="https://www.blockhead.co/2023/03/22/xrp-surges-as-ripple-breaks-waves-in-sec-case/blockhead.co/tag/ftx" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">FTX</a> founder Sam Bankman-Fried in December.“Notwithstanding a regulatory framework around stablecoins, they’re going to be commodities in my view,” Behnam said. “It was clear to our enforcement team and the commission that Tether, a stablecoin, was a commodity.&#34;The world of Web3 can be quite a whirlwind. Whether it’s crypto news in Singapore, South East Asia or even across the globe, we understand how busy the industry is keeping you, so we kindly send out three newsletters each week:<ul><li><a href="https://blockhead.co/tag/blockbeat?ref&#61;blockhead" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">BlockBeat</a> for a wrap-up of the week’s digital assets news</li><li><a href="https://blockhead.co/tag/blockhead-brief?ref&#61;blockhead" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Blockhead Brief</a> for weekend happenings as well as what to look forward to in the week ahead</li><li><a href="https://www.blockhead.co/tag/business-bulletin/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Business Bulletin</a> for macroeconomic updates and industry developments.</li></ul>To avoid FOMO and access member-only features, click <a href="https://www.blockhead.co/#/portal/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">here</a> to subscribe for FREE.‌‌

SUSHI Crashes As SushiSwap Served With SEC Subpoena

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