Business October 16, 2021
CFTC imposes $1.5 million fine against Bitfinex over illegal transactions
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) ordered Bitfinex to pay a penalty of $1.5 million for offering and executing illegal…
Business October 15, 2021
Tether to pay $41 million penalty over false claims about USDT stablecoin
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) ordered Tether to pay a civil monetary penalty of $41 million for making false…
Financial Investigations August 11, 2021
BitMEX to pay $100M to settle charges of illegally operating a cryptocurrency trading platform
BitMEX agreed to settle the charges filed by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement…
Financial Investigations April 10, 2021
CFTC wins $32 million judgment against Circle Society, its owner David Gilbert Saffron for committing cryptocurrency fraud
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) won its case against Circle Society, its owner David Gilbert Saffron for committing cryptocurrency…
Business October 2, 2020
CFTC Charges PaxForex for Offering Illegal Leverage Transactions in Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin
Laino Group Limited also doing business as PaxForex is facing a civil lawsuit alleging that it is offering unlawful leverage…
Financial Investigations October 2, 2020
BitMEX owners sued for operating the cryptocurrency trading platform illegally
BitMEX owners Arthur Hayes, Ben Delo, and Samuel Reed are facing a complaint filed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission…
Business August 11, 2020
Interactive Brokers to pay $38M to settle with U.S. regulators
Interactive Brokers, a registered broker-dealer, agreed to pay a total of $38 million in penalties to settle the charges filed…
USA Herald October 31, 2019
SEC charges Swiss-based securities dealer for selling unregistered security-based swaps
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against XBT Corp. SARL for allegedly offering and selling unregistered security-based…
Financial Investigations October 8, 2019
CFTC files fraud charges against two affiliate marketers for binary options
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed fraud charges against two affiliate marketers for binary options trading. In its…
Investigates April 22, 2019
CFTC Charges Forex Trading Firms Involve in $75 Million Fraud
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a civil enforcement action against several foreign currency (forex) trading firms and its…
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