Summary:
- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged New York-based FinTech investment adviser Titan Global Capital Management USA LLC (Titan) with violations related to misleading advertisements and other compliance failures.
- From August 2021 to October 2022, Titan made misleading statements on its website about the hypothetical performance of its investment strategies, including its Titan Crypto strategy.
- Titan’s advertisements projected “annualized” performance results as high as 2,700%.
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