{"id":829571,"date":"2025-02-25T08:11:45","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T14:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/25\/okx-pleads-guilty-pays-505m-in-penalties-to-settle-doj-charges\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T08:11:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T14:11:45","slug":"okx-pleads-guilty-pays-505m-in-penalties-to-settle-doj-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/25\/okx-pleads-guilty-pays-505m-in-penalties-to-settle-doj-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"OKX pleads guilty, pays $505M in penalties to settle DOJ charges"},"content":{"rendered":"
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OKX\u2019s Aux Cayes FinTech Co. Ltd agreed to pay over $500 million worth of fines for operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business. <\/p>\n

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Aux Cayes FinTech Co. Ltd, the operator of the cryptocurrency exchange OKX, has pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business in violation of US Anti-Money Laundering laws and has agreed to pay over $500 million worth of fines to resolve the matter.<\/p>\n

OKX\u2019s Aux Cayes FinTech Co. Ltd settled<\/a> the charges following an investigation by the US Department of Justice, paying $84 million worth of penalties while forfeiting $421 million worth of fees earned from mostly institutional clients.<\/p>\n

\u201dThe Company acknowledged that, as a result of legacy compliance gaps, certain US customers had in the past traded on the company\u2019s global platform,\u201d OKX said in a Feb. 24 statement.<\/p>\n

OKX said the number of US clients involved amounted to a small percentage of the crypto exchange\u2019s total customer base and that none of these customers remain on its platform.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Seychelles-based crypto exchange noted there were no allegations of customer harm and no charges against any OKX employee.<\/p>\n

Acting US Attorney Matthew Podolsky, however, slammed<\/a> the OKX affiliate for \u201cknowingly\u201d violating Anti-Money Laundering laws and facilitating over $5 billion worth of suspicious transactions and criminal proceeds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201dToday\u2019s guilty plea and penalties emphasize that there will be consequences for financial institutions that avail themselves of US markets but violate the law by allowing criminal activity to continue.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n