BC Securities Commission Imposes $18 M in Sanctions Over Crypto Case

BC Securities Commission Imposes $18 M in Sanctions Over Crypto Case
British Columbia's provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa, on July 3, 2020. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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The British Columbia Securities Commission has imposed more than $18 million in sanctions on a cryptocurrency trading platform and its owner who it says diverted customers’ assets to gambling and personal accounts.

The commission says it has ordered David Smillie and his company, ezBtc, to pay $10.4 million representing the net amount they’ve gained from their customers “less repayments.”