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Opening Statement of Chairman Rostin Behnam for the December 13th Commission Open Meeting
… which currently consist of physically-delivered Bitcoin futures contracts and options on Bitcoin futures contracts.  Bitnomial will use a traditional …
CFTC Charges Nevada Company and its Owner in $11 Million Cryptocurrency Fraud and Misappropriation Scheme
… solicited and accepted at least $11 million worth of bitcoin and U.S. dollars from individuals in the United …
CFTC Charges Oregon and Illinois Residents and Florida Company in $44 Million Misappropriation in Ongoing Digital Asset and Commodity Futures Fraud
… or speculating in  virtual currencies  or recently launched Bitcoin futures and options. The CFTC also strongly urges …
Statement of Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson in Support of Proposed Amendments to Provisions Common to Registered Entities
… Satoshi Nakamoto published a white paper, innocently titled Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System, that …
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
… to trade cryptocurrencies, including derivatives on bitcoin, ether, and litecoin. The CFTC resolved the action …
Federal Court Orders Texas and Florida Men to Pay Nearly $1.75 Million in Digital Assets Scheme
… currency,” and used “cutting edge trading robots” to trade Bitcoin for customers “24 hours a day, 7 days a week.” The …
CFTC Charges New York Man with Misappropriating Over $21 Million in Commodity Pool Scheme
… individuals to trade digital asset commodities, including bitcoin and ether, and to enter into forex through a …
Statement of Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson: Time to Take Action Against Digital Asset and Forex Romance Scam
… Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson: Enforcement Action To Stop Bitcoin Fraud Targeting the Spanish-Speaking Community, May …
Statement of Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson: The Continuing Surge of Forex Investment Fraud
… N. Johnson: Increase Investor Protection by Stopping Bitcoin Investment Fund Fraud (Sept. 27, 2023), …
Keynote Address of Commissioner Kristin Johnson at UC Berkeley Law Crypto Regulation Virtual Conference
… for operating a $1.7 billion Ponzi scheme that solicited Bitcoin investments. [19]  MTI lured investors into the scam … by explaining to investors that they could deposit their Bitcoin into a commodity pool to trade foreign currency on a … Pool Operator and CEO with $1.7 Billion Fraud Involving Bitcoin, June 30, 2022, …