New York Court Closes Down Coinseed for Unlawfully Handling Customers’ Funds

On September 13th, the New York Attorney General won a lawsuit against Coinseed. NYAG Letitia James ordered Coinseed to stop their operations for its improper dealings. The crypto exchange platform defrauded customers by converting their funds into Dogecoin without their consent.

The Federal court instructed Coinseed to pay $3 million in fines for its illegal dealings. The company further emptied its bank accounts and issued unlicensed securities. Unfortunately, it is not the first time Coinseed has been on the wrong side of the law.

Illegal activities at Coinseed

Coinseed ignored previous court orders to cease operations. The Attorney General discovered that the company participated in fraudulent activities. It was in the period of an ongoing stop, according to Law 360. The legally secured judgment plans to halt all Coinseed operations permanently.

In her statement, she articulated that the company continued to operate unethically and illegally by holding investors’ funds hostage and looking over the danger of investing in unregistered virtual currencies. Following a legal call, the company pretended to close its operations in June following a restraining order.

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Law Suits

In February, Letitia James sued Coinseed and its founder Delgerdalai Davaasambufor. The charges included defrauding customers of more than $1 million. Afterward, the SEC hit Coinseed with another lawsuit. Consequently, the SEC’s case came about because the exchange allegedly traded unregistered trading commodities earlier on. 

Since February, assistant Attorney general Brian Whitehurst and Amita Singh have received more than 170 complaints from Coinseed customers. Their claims stated that tens of thousands of dollars had reduced their wallets balances. 

According to Attorney General Amita Singh, Delgerdalai had promised to reimburse user funds. Instead, he has gone silent about the matter, with zero communication. However, there is hope for consumers from past legal triumphs.

On September 10th Michael Ackerman pleaded guilty to a scam charge he and two others had performed in 2017. The perpetrators run Q3 Trading Club that promised its users a 15% return on investment. He could face 20 years imprisonment for scamming off $30 million from unknowing investors.

The AG has taken absolute control of the fraudulent company’s website to stop further schemes. With failed court turn up and Coinseed’s management fighting with injunctions, the AG has promised to pursue fraudsters and preserve investors’ funds.

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According to James, in a Lawsuit in Manhattan Supreme Court, Coinseed and its executives violated Martin Act. Yet, that is the very act in the New York state security law that protects investors and assures proper, legally binding trade.