The Securities Commissioner entered an emergency cease and desist order against an unregistered firm, Cryptobase, also known as Crypt-Base, and Aaron Maxwell, to stop a fraudulent scheme promoted through Reddit.

The Securities Commissioner announced a series of enforcement actions against 15 online crypto, Forex and binary options investment scammers.

The Securities Commissioner entered an emergency cease and desist order against Forex Birds, LTD and PEK Universe for fraudulently offering online investments tied to forex and cryptocurrencies.

The Texas State Securities Board brought an emergency action to stop Mind Capital OÜ aka Mind Capital Tech SL, a Spanish and Estonian domiciled company, from illegally promoting a cryptocurrency investment pyramid scheme in Texas.

The Texas State Securities Board issued two emergency cease and desist orders against firms and individuals claiming to provide lucrative investment opportunities in international cryptocurrency trading platforms that trade bitcoin and mine cryptocurrency. The subjects of the orders purport to operate out of the same residential address in Houston, Texas, and tout daily, potential profits ranging from 35% to better than 600% based upon the amount of money investors are willing to part with.

The State Securities Board entered an emergency action to stop Mirror Trading International PTY LTD, a South African international, multilevel marketing get-rich-quick scheme.

The Texas Securities Commissioner Travis J. Iles entered an emergency cease and desist order against Coinvaultpro, accusing it of illegally and fraudulently offering cryptocurrency mining investments to Texas residents.