NEW YORK, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Fintech investment adviser Titan Global Capital Management USA LLC agreed to pay over $1 million to settle charges from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it misled investors about performance metrics and custody of clients' crypto assets.
Titan, a New York-based registered investment adviser, misled investors with statements made on its website about hypothetical returns from August 2021 to October 2022, the SEC said in a statement.
That included touting annualized crypto performance results as high 2,700% without telling investors they were extrapolated from a "purely" hypothetical three-week period during which no trading occurred, the SEC said in a charging document.
Reuters previously reported the SEC was investigating investment advisers over whether they are meeting rules around custody of client crypto assets.
Titan agreed to pay a $850,000 civil penalty that will be distributed to affected clients and give back ill-gotten gains and interest of over $192,000, the SEC said.
Persons:
Chris Prentice, Sharon Singleton
Organizations:
Titan Global Capital Management, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, Reuters, Titan, Thomson
Locations:
New York