2023-9-9 17:00 |
The CFTC has brought or resolved 10 fraud cases involving digital assets or foreign exchange since June 2023, Commissioner Kristin Johnson said. origin »
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CFTC announced Jacob Orvidas had conducted a leveraged Bitcoin fraud between October 2017 and July 2020. Orvidas was also charged for failing to register as a commodity pool operator. The CFTC order imposed a $2 million restitution and $500,000 civil monetary penalty.
2023-9-9 21:05 | |
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The U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on Sept. 7 the outcome of a case against a South African company involved in crypto fraud. The CFTC said that a judge has entered a consent order against Mirror Trading International Proprietary Limited (MTI), finding the company liable for several types of fraud.
2023-9-8 04:20 | |
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U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) shares details of what might be 'largest fraud scheme case involving Bitcoin'
2023-9-7 20:05 | |
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The CFTC estimates that up to 14,000 people were duped.
2023-8-13 23:25 | |
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The regulatory body claims the defendants enticed over 14,000 individuals by creating false weekly returns.
2023-8-14 15:57 | |
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The regulatory body asserts that the defendants managed to entice over 14,000 individuals by creating false weekly returns.
2023-8-13 15:57 | |
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed a complaint in the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida against four individuals and their unincorporated entity, Fundsz. This complaint accuses them of fraudulent solicitation from customers to supposedly trade in cryptocurrencies and precious metals.
2023-8-12 15:50 | |
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The CFTC has accused Tennessee-based real estate business owners of running a fraudulent crypto scheme that allegedly swindled over 100 individuals out of more than $6 million. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) initiated a lawsuit against Michael and Amanda…
2023-7-26 20:11 | |
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Two Florida men charged with a multi-million dollar bitcoin scheme settled with the CFTC and will pay over $5 million in restitution
2023-7-7 14:52 | |
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Michael Ackerman pleaded guilty in 2021 to charges of defrauding around 150 investors for $33 million in a digital asset trading scheme.
2023-6-29 18:26 | |
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CFTC Commissioner believes that there is no way to police all the fraud in the crypto space. The Commissioner warned that her agency was not a “light touch regulator”. Christy Goldsmith The post CFTC Commissioner - 'No way to police all crypto-fraud' appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2023-5-24 16:30 | |
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Commodities Futures Trading (CFTC) commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero acknowledged the overwhelming prevalence of cryptocurrency fraud during a recent white-collar crime conference. She revealed that cryptocurrency-related cases now constitute about 20% of the agency’s workload, citing recent civil actions against FTX…
2023-5-24 15:57 | |
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This is the largest fraud case involving Bitcoin that CFTC has cracked so far. The case involved the CEO of Mirror Trading International Proprietary Limited (MTI). Half of the $3. 4B will go toward providing restitution to victims of MTI’s fraudulent activities.
2023-4-28 15:29 | |
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Coinspeaker Head of South African Firm Slapped with $3. 4B Fine for Bitcoin Fraud in US The CFTC claimed that the firm had proprietary software that was expected to recognize significant trading gains for investors who contributed to the Bitcoin pool, but in reality, there was no such "bot" in use.
2023-4-29 14:02 | |
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The U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said on April 27 that it has obtained a court judgment against a CEO involved in Bitcoin-related fraud. CEO was involved in Bitcoin MLM The case in question concerns Cornelius Johannes Steynberg of South Africa, who was the founder and CEO of Mirror Trading International Proprietary Limited (MTI).
2023-4-28 04:00 | |
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In his testimony, on March 28, 2023, before the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations, at the U.S. House of Representatives, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman, Rostin Behnam said that the agency’s jurisdiction is limited to its fraud and manipulation enforcement authority as it […]
2023-4-1 00:32 | |
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FTXs chief engineer, Nishad Singh, was hit with lawsuits from both the SEC and the CFTC shortly after pleading guilty to six criminal charges yesterday. Aiding and Abetting Fraud Another...
2023-3-1 19:14 | |
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures charged former FTX director of engineering Nishad Singh with fraud allegations on Tuesday.
2023-3-1 21:17 | |
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The commission alleges the defendants fraudulently solicited over $7 million worth of bitcoin and ether and misappropriated a portion of the funds in a Ponzi-like scheme.
2023-2-17 23:49 | |
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United States prosecutors have asked that the fraud cases against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried not proceed until the conclusion of the government’s criminal case against him, according to court documents.
2023-2-8 01:16 | |
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U.S. Attorney Damian Williams announced Wednesday that Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang pleaded guilty to charges tied to FTX's collapse.
2022-12-22 05:17 | |
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The CFTC has followed the Justice Department and the SEC by filing fraud charges against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried
2022-12-14 18:10 | |
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According to the federal regulator, SBF and FTX companies "used FTX customer funds for a variety of personal expenditures" including real estate and private jets.
2022-12-14 17:59 | |
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The filing says Bankman-Fried misrepresented the health of his companies, impacting the price of bitcoin and ether.
2022-12-14 17:05 | |
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According to a public statement by the CFTC on Thursday, Jeremy Spenz, founder of Coin Signals pled guilty to running a ponzi scheme. Jeremy Spence is ordered to repay the amount that he allegedly gained by soliciting individuals to invest in…
2022-12-3 15:24 | |
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged Cornelius Johannes Steynberg and his company Mirror Trading International (MTI), with fraud and registration violations. The post CFTC charges Mirror Trading International with alleged fraud of $1.
2022-7-1 05:25 | |
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“The defendants misappropriated, either directly or indirectly, all of the Bitcoin they accepted from the pool participants,” said the CFTC.
2022-7-1 20:30 | |
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MTI’s self-described CEO was recently detained in Brazil on an Interpol warrant, the regulator said.
2022-7-1 19:55 | |
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Crypto fraud and exploits have grown even more rampant in recent times. Consequently, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Rostin Behnam has said the commission would expand its resources to tackle these issues.
2022-5-30 21:07 | |
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The CFTC filed a civil enforcement action against an Oregon and Illinois resident, as well as a Florida company for a $44 million fraud that began as early as January 2021. The post CFTC Charges Oregon and Illinois Residents and Florida Company in $44 Million Misappropriation appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2022-5-22 00:30 | |
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Rostin Behnam said the agency was facing a rapidly increasing number of cases and would add resources to address crypto fraud.
2022-5-19 02:30 | |
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Arrested by the FBI earlier today, 24-year-old Spence also faces civil charges of fraud that look to bar him from future trading.
2021-1-27 23:14 | |
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The CFTC continues its roll of crypto announcements this week in a recent fraud bust-up.
2020-10-4 00:28 | |
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US CFTC regulator insists that the director of the "Control-Finance" crypto fraud scheme Benjamin Reynolds pay a fine of $429 mln
2020-8-21 18:13 | |
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The CFTC has charged a Colorado individual for allegedly defrauding investors out of more than $500K via a crypto trading scheme
2020-2-16 19:32 | |
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The U.S. government now has the right to interfere in a multimillion Bitcoin scam case initially brought before the court by the CFTC
2019-11-21 17:01 | |
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A U.S. court fined the team and firms behind ATM Coin for fraud and misappropriation of client funds in a case brought by the CFTC.
2019-11-5 16:38 | |
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Circle Society, Corp. , and its owner, David Gilbert Saffron, have been charged with fraud relating to an Bitcoin and crypto asset investment scheme. The Nevada-based firm is suspected of operating an $11 million binary options scheme.
2019-10-18 23:00 | |
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) charged an individual from Pennsylvania for making fraudulent claims of investing in Bitcoin on behalf of two investors. As per the press release, the accused never had possession of said Bitcoin, so it was never actually delivered to investors, September 30, 2019.
2019-10-1 18:00 | |
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A man faces charges by the U.S. Attorney's Office and the CFTC over claims he took money for bulk bitcoin orders that were never delivered.
2019-10-1 13:21 | |
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The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission charges a United States resident with a $7 million Bitcoin-related fraud
2019-10-1 12:28 | |
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The U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) charged Pennsylvania-based resident, Jon Barry Thompson with “knowingly or recklessly making false representations to customers (two victim companies) in connection with the purported purchase of bitcoin worth over $7 million.
2019-9-30 20:39 | |
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US regulators are looking into BitMEX over accusations the popular cryptocurrency derivatives platform broke strict trading laws. The probe might expand into a full-blown investigation if American citizens are found to have been victims of fraud or manipulation by the derivatives platform.
2019-7-20 16:28 | |
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Nestled in the exhibition room at this year’s Consensus conference, the U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) had a message for conference goers as they weaved in and out of booths representing various projects and startups in the space: “Be on the lookout for virtual currency fraud” and if you see it, let us know.
2019-5-17 19:00 | |
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U. S. CFTC commissioner Dan Berkovitz says the futures and options markets regulator is working hard on the Bakkt proposal. While he’s refused to provide an approval deadline, he did say that the agency is not anti-crypto or anti-blockchain.
2019-3-22 20:55 | |
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The CFTC is cracking down on fraud in the cryptosphere.
2018-11-14 03:06 | |
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The U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a press release on Friday, November 9, 2018, stating that it had fined Arizona resident Joseph Kim for perpetrating a fraudulent cryptocurrency trading scheme against his former employer and other investors.
2018-11-13 22:55 | |
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) revealed that a former employee of Consolidated Trading will serve 15 months in jail and pay $1. 1 million for Bitcoin fraud. Employer Tipped Off Authorities According to sources including US regulator the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and a social media commentator citing “people close” to the matter, Joseph Kim lost CT over $600,000 through stealing money to finance cryptocurrency trades gone wrong.
2018-11-12 14:00 | |
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A bitcoin trader has been jailed and fined over $1.1 million for stealing bitcoin and litecoin, and then defrauding investors to repay the loss.
2018-11-12 13:10 | |
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The CFTC's loan commissioner wants to end "policymaking through enforcement" and codify rules for prediction markets, but will likely face procedural and legal constraints. The post CFTC’s New Sheriff Wants to ‘Future-Proof’ Prediction Market Regulations appeared first on DeFi Rate.
Гендиректор криптобиржи Coinbase Брайан Армстронг (Brian Armstrong) раскритиковал законопроект о структуре крипторынка в США, заявив, что отсутствие регулирования лучше, чем плохой закон, ущемляющий права участников отрасли.
Bitcoin Hyper price prediction surges as CFTC veteran returns. Institutional confidence builds as DeepSnitch AI presale delivers 106% gains with live AI tools.
Amir Zaidi returns to the CFTC, bringing key Bitcoin futures regulation experience as US prepares new crypto rules. The post CFTC Brings Back Bitcoin Futures Architect as Chief of Staff appeared first on Coinspeaker.
The CFTC has launched a pilot program allowing Bitcoin, Ether, and USDC to be used as in-kind collateral in U.S. derivatives markets through registered brokers.
President Donald Trump has picked SEC's Mike Selig for CFTC chairmanship. This comes as US lawmakers work to put the agency at the helm of crypto affairs. The post Michael Selig Picked to Lead US CFTC, Industry Leaders React appeared first on Coinspeaker.
Палата представителей Конгресса США большинством голосов приняла три ключевых законопроекта, которые формируют базовые правила оборота цифровых активов и стейблкоинов в стране.