🚨 The American Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Consensys! 📑 Since 2016, Consensys has developed and operated crypto asset services under the "MetaMask" brand. However, it was cited for violating federal securities laws, failing to register as a broker and failing to register the offer and sale of certain securities. 😱 Since 2020, Consensys has been operating the MetaMask Swaps service as an unregistered cryptoasset securities broker. Since 2023, Consensys has been offering unregistered crypto asset staking services and has collected over $2.5 billion in fees from these activities. 💸