PANews reported on September 30th that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has suspended trading in QMMM Holdings Ltd.'s stock after its share price surged nearly 1,000% in less than three weeks, according to Bloomberg. The SEC stated on Monday that recommendations to buy QMMM stock posted on social media by "unidentified individuals" may have manipulated its share price. Since QMMM announced earlier this month that it would establish a "diversified cryptocurrency treasury" with an initial investment of $100 million, targeting investments in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, its share price has surged 959%. The SEC stated that the trading suspension is a temporary measure and will end at 11:59 PM EST on October 10th.
On Monday, the SEC also suspended trading in Smart Digital Group Ltd.'s shares for similar reasons. The suspension will also expire at 11:59 PM ET on October 10. The company announced last week that it would establish a "diversified cryptocurrency asset pool," focusing on digital assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum. Since the announcement, its stock price has fallen significantly.


BitGo’s move creates further competition in a burgeoning European crypto market that is expected to generate $26 billion revenue this year, according to one estimate. BitGo, a digital asset infrastructure company with more than $100 billion in assets under custody, has received an extension of its license from Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), enabling it to offer crypto services to European investors. The company said its local subsidiary, BitGo Europe, can now provide custody, staking, transfer, and trading services. Institutional clients will also have access to an over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk and multiple liquidity venues.The extension builds on BitGo’s previous Markets-in-Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license, also issued by BaFIN, and adds trading to the existing custody, transfer and staking services. BitGo acquired its initial MiCA license in May 2025, which allowed it to offer certain services to traditional institutions and crypto native companies in the European Union.Read more