- Josip Heit has reached a settlement with regulators from five states in the US.
- After reporting losses in 2023, GSB reportedly prevented certain investors from cashing out.
U.S. officials have reached a settlement with GSB Group head Josip Heit over an alleged $1 billion illicit cryptocurrency scam. The five states took this action in an effort to recoup investment funds totaling millions of dollars. To safeguard financial market investors, authorities throughout the world, including those in the United States, are stepping up their efforts.
Josip Heit has reached a settlement with regulators from five states: Arizona, Texas, Alabama, Georgia, and Arkansas, for a failed cryptocurrency scheme. This was exposed by the Texas State Securities Board in an effort to get money back for thousands of investors in the US and Canada who were harmed. Along with other items including investments in the metaverse and a cryptocurrency that could be traded for gold, the scheme offered investors tokenized ownership in a skyscraper.
Full Refund to Investors
After reporting losses in October 2023, GSB reportedly prevented certain investors from cashing out. Joe Rotunda, the director of the Texas regulator, recently told Bloomberg that customers in states that are taking part would get all of their money back.
The Director stated:
“We have negotiated a settlement that will ensure that all clients in any state or province that join the settlement receive 100% of their deposits, less any withdrawals. This is really a North American settlement. We don’t often have the opportunity to get pure financial relief on a broad scale. This is rare.”
In an effort to safeguard investors, authorities are maintaining their stringent market controls. Hackers from North Korea have recently threatened Bitcoin ETF issuers, according to the FBI. In the past, when cryptocurrency schemes have failed, it has impacted market sentiment and asset values. Which in turn rely on the platform’s reach.
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