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Yes, IMO OP should have disclosed it to the SEC right after Thomas confirmed that closing the account was intentional.

They said it was intentional but did not state why, and said that they could not tell me why.

From what I understand they can close your accounts for any reason.

They probably claim that, but it’s not true. For one thing, they have to worry about discriminating against protected classes of people.

Of course, in the US, it’s essentially impossible to get your case to be tried in a fair court.

Why the SEC?

The CFPB or the FDIC are far more likely to have jurisdiction here.

They’re probably a crypto person that views the SEC as a real police and arbiter of reality

I'm not a "crypto person". What makes you think that?

I proposed the SEC because they are well-known for vigorously protecting their witnesses. AFAIK, the CFPB is a joke. FDIC might be a good pointer though. Not so sure about jurisdiction, I'm not from the US.

FWIW, I've heard the opposite about the CFPB, but I've never interacted with either myself. This kind of issue seems out of the CFPB's scope, though.

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