ASIC sues Block Earner alleging its crypto product needs a license
ASIC’s deputy chair Sarah Court said simply because a product hinges on being a crypto-asset does not mean it falls outside financial services law.
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ASIC’s deputy chair Sarah Court said simply because a product hinges on being a crypto-asset does not mean it falls outside financial services law.
In legal documents filed on Tuesday, the regulator alleged that several products offered Block Earner required a licence to operate.
<p><span>ASIC has commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against fintech company Block Earner alleging it provided unlicensed financial services in relation to its crypto-asset based products and that it operated an unregistered managed investment scheme.</span></p>
According to ASIC, the products which Block Earners provides are considered unregistered managed investment schemes that should have been licensed.
The fintech is alleged to have offered financial products without appropriate registration or an Australian Financial Services licence. ASIC has announced that it has commenced civil penalty proceedin