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CFTC Charges Danish Man in $1.5 Million Forex Fraud Scheme
… Washington, D.C. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the filing of an … U.S. bank accounts to an overseas bank, and from there to a Bitcoin address for Mikkelsen’s benefit. Mikkelsen then used …
Federal Court Orders Nevada Company and its Owner to Pay More Than $32 Million for Cryptocurrency Fraud and Misappropriation Scheme
… Washington, D.C. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced that following a … solicited and accepted at least $15,815,967 worth of Bitcoin and U.S. dollars from at least 179 individuals to …
Federal Court Orders BitMEX’s Three Co-Founders to Pay a Total of $30 Million for Illegally Operating a Cryptocurrency Derivatives Trading Platform and Anti-Money Laundering Violations
… Washington, D.C. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the U.S. District … to trade cryptocurrencies, including derivatives on bitcoin, ether, and litecoin. The CFTC resolved the action … Facility (SEF).  In addition, BitMEX operated as a futures commission merchant (FCM) without CFTC registration, …
CFTC Charges Two Individuals with Multi-Million Dollar Digital Asset Pump-and-Dump Scheme
… Washington, D.C. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today filed a complaint in the … secretly accumulated a position in a digital asset through bitcoin trading in anticipation of price spikes following …
CFTC Charges Nevada Company and its Owner in $11 Million Cryptocurrency Fraud and Misappropriation Scheme
… Against Defendants Washington, DC – The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the filing of a … solicited and accepted at least $11 million worth of bitcoin and U.S. dollars from individuals in the United …
CFTC Commissioner Johnson Announces Initial Staff Appointments
… and physical products and functionalities including bitcoin and ether derivatives, regulated cryptocurrency reference rates, LNG futures, and next generation HVaR-based margining … served as an FX/Commodity Specialist at Bloomberg, LP and a futures margin analyst at a major investment bank. Lillian …
CFTC Charges New York Man with Misappropriating Over $21 Million in Commodity Pool Scheme
… Washington, D.C. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today filed a civil enforcement … individuals to trade digital asset commodities, including bitcoin and ether, and to enter into forex through a …
Matthew Kulkin, DSIO Director, to Leave the CFTC
… to Leave the CFTC   Washington, DC — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that … derivatives market intermediaries, including swap dealers, futures commission merchants, commodity pool operators, … and distributed ledger technology, including bitcoin futures contracts; and Measures taken through the …
CFTC Charges New York Resident with Fraud and Misappropriation in Digital Assets Trading Scheme
… Washington, D.C. —  The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today filed a civil enforcement … July 2022, Russell solicited retail investors to contribute bitcoin, ether, and fiat currency to invest in his purported …
CFTC Charges Colorado Resident with Fraud in Digital Asset-Linked Ponzi Scheme
… Asset-Linked Ponzi Scheme Washington, D.C. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the filing of a … to trade foreign currency (forex) contracts as well as Bitcoin and other digital assets through a commodity pool …