In March 2023, the SEC imposed a total monetary settlement of $79.5 million in SEC v. Barksdale et al., of which $56.3 million consisted of disgorgement and prejudgment interest. This.
In the first months of 2021, the number of cryptocurrency-related enforcement actions slightly trailed those in early 2020. Gary Gensler was sworn in as the chair of the SEC. Chair Gensler included crypto assets as one of the main areas to which he will direct SEC resources.