--- title: "SEC charges two companies over $130 million crypto investment scheme" description: "The SEC charged BG Wealth Sharing Ltd. and DSJ Exchange Pty Ltd., two Colorado-incorporated, foreign-operated companies, with defrauding investors of more…" language: en canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/bitcoin-sec-charges-two-companies-130-3798952dd757dc" published: 2026-10-30T14:39:00.000Z updated: 2026-10-30T15:40:00.000Z indexable: true --- # SEC charges two companies over $130 million crypto investment scheme The SEC charged BG Wealth Sharing Ltd. and DSJ Exchange Pty Ltd., two Colorado-incorporated, foreign-operated companies, with defrauding investors of more… Attributed sources: [Bitcoin Magazine]() ## Key facts The SEC charged BG Wealth Sharing Ltd. and DSJ Exchange Pty Ltd., two Colorado-incorporated, foreign-operated companies, with defrauding investors of more than $130 million through a crypto Ponzi-like scheme, Bitcoin Magazine reported. The complaint alleges false Form ADV and Form D filings were used to appear SEC-approved. Evidence strength: Single source, 1 publisher group(s) (Bitcoin Magazine). After site detection, observed returns were 5 minutes: +0.00% (Oct 30, 2026, 14:39 → Oct 30, 2026, 14:44, UTC; Gate · USDT); 1 hour: +0.78% (Oct 30, 2026, 14:39 → Oct 30, 2026, 15:39, UTC; Gate · USDT) In the preceding 30 days, the 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns was 1.23% (OKX · USDT; cutoff Oct 30, 2026, 14:39, UTC). ## Returns after site detection | Window | Return | BTC | Difference from BTC | Actual sampled interval (UTC) | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 5 minutes | +0.00% | +0.00% | 0.00 pp | Oct 30, 2026, 14:39 → Oct 30, 2026, 14:44 | Gate · USDT | | 1 hour | +0.78% | +0.78% | 0.00 pp | Oct 30, 2026, 14:39 → Oct 30, 2026, 15:39 | Gate · USDT | ## Historical hourly baseline | Metric | Value | | --- | --- | | Coverage | 100.0% (720/720) | | Median absolute hourly return | 0.14% | | 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns | 1.23% | | BTC beta | 1.00 | | Source / cutoff (UTC) | OKX · USDT / Oct 30, 2026, 14:39 | ## Claims and open questions - The SEC charged BG Wealth Sharing Ltd. and DSJ Exchange Pty Ltd. with running a crypto investment fraud that raised more than $130 million from tens of thousands of retail investors, according to Bitcoin Magazine. - The complaint alleges that from at least October 2025 through June 2026 the companies induced investors in more than 40 states and several U.S. territories to join a “wealth-sharing program” promising risk-free returns from crypto trading signals. - The SEC alleges the companies submitted false Form ADV and Form D filings and displayed fake certificates bearing the SEC seal, and it seeks permanent injunctions, disgorgement with prejudgment interest and civil penalties. - Whether the defendants have responded to the complaint or retained counsel, and the court's next steps, would need the docket or an official statement. - Whether any investor funds have been recovered or frozen would require a court filing, receiver report or on-chain data. ## Source evidence - [SEC Charges Two Companies in $130 Million Crypto Trading Scheme]() — Bitcoin Magazine; published Oct 30, 2026, 14:38; received Oct 30, 2026, 14:39 (UTC). ## Recent BTC events and market reactions - [Analysts keep buy ratings on Strategy after preferred-stock changes]() — Published Oct 30, 2026, 14:30 (UTC) · Single source (1 publisher) · General news · 5m +0.21% / 1h +0.79% - [Chainalysis and TRM Labs link $6.3 billion Binance hack to North Korea's TraderTraitor]() — Published Oct 30, 2026, 14:13 (UTC) · Single source (1 publisher) · Security · 5m +0.23% / 1h +1.42% - [Doomberg calls US Treasury pressure on central banks wildly bullish for Bitcoin]() — Published Oct 30, 2026, 13:26 (UTC) · Single source (1 publisher) · Regulation · 5m -0.22% / 1h -0.58% - [Galaxy's Alex Thorn says Bitcoin's bottom is in after 50-week average reclaim]() — Published Oct 30, 2026, 13:22 (UTC) · Single source (1 publisher) · General news · 5m -0.01% / 1h -0.67% - [Bitcoin holds above $76,000 after $6.3 billion Binance hack]() — Published Oct 30, 2026, 11:29 (UTC) · Single source (1 publisher) · Security · 5m -0.19% / 1h -0.35% - [Full coin archive]() ## Research for this archive - [Do Bitcoin ETF flows predict the price? 684 days of daily flows]() - [Bitcoin institutional adoption: CME, spot ETFs and SPY correlation]() - [XRP lawsuit and Ethereum ETFs: reading SEC filings and rulings]() - [Altcoin beta to Bitcoin: BTC, ETH, SOL and DOGE hourly returns]() Evidence levels describe source coverage, not the probability that a report is true. Price moves and their timing cannot establish a cause; minute samples show an observed interval and alert thresholds are heuristics. Explanations are model-assisted, with citations and figures checked. Source titles stay in their original language; full articles are not republished. [Methods and limitations]()