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Did the SEC investigate FTX?

Given that FTX was under investigation by the SEC in March, when Davidson and Emmer actively worked in public to shut that investigation down, claiming that it was illegal for the SEC to investigate crypto firms in that manner, their subsequent claims that the SEC wasn’t doing its job are certainly interesting.

Did Congress take millions from FTX?

The Washington Post Congress took millions from FTX. Now lawmakers face a crypto reckoning. Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange, testifies during a Senate hearing in February. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

Did the SEC investigate a crypto exchange?

The sources declined to be identified as the inquiries are not public. Reuters was not able to determine how many firms were fielding such queries from the regulator. The SEC has alleged the Bahamas-based crypto exchange raised more than $1.8 billion from equity investors, including 90 U.S.-based investors, since May 2019.

Did FTX and Coinbase receive SEC inquiries?

A source with knowledge of the situation confirmed to the Prospect that FTX and Coinbase, a U.S.-based crypto exchange, were two of the firms receiving inquiries from the SEC. Emmer and his colleagues questioned the SEC’s inquiries in March.