The same week that Bulgarian authorities were raiding Nexo’s offices and indicting four individuals for charges related to money laundering, the crypto lender filed suit in the Cayman Islands.
In a document dated Jan. 12, Nexo filed a lawsuit against the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, or CIMA, for denying its registration as a virtual asset service provider (VASP) in the island nation. The crypto lender asked the court to overturn the financial regulator’s decision as it was “suitable” to provide crypto services to Cayman Islands residents.
According to court documents, Nexo applied to CIMA in January 2021, providing additional information at the request of the regulator. However, the monetary authority asked for clarification on the application in October 2022, citing “certain legal and regulatory matters as
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