由内特·科斯塔夫 (Nate Kostarstaff) 作家撰写 由萨姆·布尔吉斯塔夫 (Sam Bourgistaff) 作家审阅 内特·科斯塔夫 编剧 由 Sam Bourgistaff 作家审阅 最新消息发布2026 年 7 月 7 日 该加密货币交易所的母公司表示,Mazars 退出 2022 年审计造成了数百万美元的损失,并将这场纠纷与“窒息点行动 2.0”联系起来。 根据联合首席执行官 Arjun Sethi 周二发布的一封信,加密货币交易所 Kraken 的母公司 Payward 已赢得针对前审计师 Mazars USA 的 2200 万美元仲裁裁决,并要求特拉华州衡平法院对该裁决作出判决。 Payward表示,尽管没有发现欺诈行为,玛泽还是退出了该交易所即将完成的2022年审计,没有引起对管理层诚信的担忧,也没有报告与该公司存在任何分歧。 “审计不是恩惠。它是氧气,”塞西写道,他认为独立审计对于获得银行服务、许可证和其他业务关系至关重要。
Sethi 表示,Mazars 的辞职是他所说的“Operation Chokepoint 2.0”的一部分,这是一项更广泛的运动,迫使银行、审计师和其他机构切断与合法加密货币公司的联系。 信中引用了 2023 年以来的一系列监管进展作为支持这一说法的证据。其中包括美国银行监管机构的联合指导、证券交易委员会已废除的第 121 号员工会计公告,以及专注于加密货币的银行网络 Silvergate SEN 和 Signature's Signet 的崩溃。 Sethi还呼吁国会通过《清晰法案》,认为全面的市场结构框架将为数字资产公司提供更清晰的规则,并减少对监管执法的依赖。 相关:Kraken 允许交易者使用代币化股票作为杠杆交易的抵押品 Kraken 高管反思审计师纠纷 Kraken 联合首席执行官戴夫·里普利 (Dave Ripley) 在 X 周二表示,“尽管这个故事具有诱发创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 的性质,但还是值得一提”,并补充说,“那个时代的故事只有一小部分被讲述过。”
Ripley 将 2200 万美元的仲裁裁决描述为对他所谓的针对加密行业的协调行动造成的经济损失的补偿。 与此同时,美国监管机构继续解决与加密货币相关的去银行业务的担忧。今年 2 月,美联储就一项正式消除银行监管“声誉风险”的提案征求公众反馈,此前美联储已发布 2025 年指令,停止向银行施压,要求它们因声誉问题而关闭客户账户。批评人士表示,此举可能有助于结束“阻塞点行动 2.0”。 资料来源:戴夫·里普利 Kraken 成立于 2011 年,人们普遍预计将进行首次公开募股。 2025年11月,该公司表示已秘密向美国证券交易委员会提交了Form S-1注册声明草案。 然而,5 月份有报道称,由于加密货币市场状况疲软以及交易所正在进行的成本削减措施,该交易所可能要到 2027 年才会首次公开亮相。 杂志:中国107个比特币内存大盗,Bithumb CEO被记:亚洲快报
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Latest NewsPublishedJul 7, 2026
The crypto exchange's parent company says Mazars' withdrawal from its 2022 audit caused millions in damages and tied the dispute to Operation Chokepoint 2.0.
Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, has won a $22 million arbitration award against former auditor Mazars USA and asked the Delaware Court of Chancery to enter judgment on the award, according to a letter published Tuesday by co-CEO Arjun Sethi.
Payward said Mazars withdrew from the exchange's nearly completed 2022 audit despite finding no fraud, raising no concerns about management's integrity and reporting no disagreements with the company.
"An audit is not a favor. It is oxygen," Sethi wrote, arguing that independent audits are essential for obtaining banking services, licenses and other business relationships.
Sethi said Mazars' resignation was part of what he described as Operation Chokepoint 2.0, a broader campaign that pressured banks, auditors and other institutions to cut ties with lawful crypto companies.
The letter cited a series of regulatory developments from 2023 as evidence supporting that claim. These included joint guidance from US banking regulators, the Securities and Exchange Commission's since-rescinded Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121 and the collapse of crypto-focused banking networks Silvergate SEN and Signature's Signet.
Sethi also called on Congress to pass the CLARITY Act, arguing that a comprehensive market structure framework would provide clearer rules for digital asset companies and reduce reliance on regulatory enforcement.
Related: Kraken lets traders use tokenized stocks as collateral for leveraged trades
Kraken executives reflect on auditor dispute
Kraken co-CEO Dave Ripley said on X Tuesday that "this story is worth surfacing despite its PTSD-inducing nature," adding that "only a fraction of the stories from that era have ever been told."
Ripley described the $22 million arbitration award as compensation for financial harm caused by what he called a coordinated campaign against the crypto industry.
Meanwhile, US regulators continue to address concerns around crypto-related debanking. In February, the Federal Reserve sought public feedback on a proposal to formally remove "reputation risk" from bank supervision, following its 2025 directive to stop pressuring banks to close customer accounts over reputational concerns. Critics said the move could help bring an end to Operation Chokepoint 2.0.
Source: Dave Ripley
Kraken was founded in 2011 and has been widely expected to pursue an initial public offering. In November 2025, the company said it had confidentially submitted a draft Form S-1 registration statement to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
However, it was reported in May that its public debut may not come until 2027, citing weaker crypto market conditions and the exchange's ongoing cost-cutting efforts.
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