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… and successfully convinced investors to send their bitcoin and other funds to Mosaic under the guise that … N. Johnson: Increase Investor Protection by Stopping Bitcoin Investment Fund Fraud …
… Prohibitions on Wash Trading and Prearranged Trading in Bitcoin Swap Washington, D.C. – The Commodity Futures … contract based on the relative value of the U.S. Dollar and Bitcoin, a virtual currency (the Bitcoin Swap). On October 8, 2014, the only two market …
… customers in connection with their purported purchase of Bitcoin [See CFTC Press Release No. 8023-19 ]. “Fraudulent … including the burgeoning markets for digital assets such as Bitcoin, from fraudulent schemes, and will work in parallel … from trading any commodity interests, and from trading Bitcoin for any account in which he has a direct or indirect …
… business under the name “Icomtech” that enabled a cash-for-Bitcoin and other digital assets trading platform. … otherwise—on behalf of their customers. They did not trade Bitcoin or any other coins or tokens—digital or traditional … Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson: Enforcement Action To Stop Bitcoin Fraud Targeting the Spanish-Speaking Community …
… at least four people (pool participants) to trade leveraged bitcoin in a commodity pool, lost almost all funds trading, … “While digital-asset cases are often complex, this bitcoin case is a straight-up fraud: simple and old as time. … at least four pool participants to trade leveraged bitcoin on their behalves in a commodity pool. Orvidas …
… Firm and CEO to Pay More than $2.5 Million for Fraudulent Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Washington, DC – A New York federal … what was the first anti-fraud enforcement action involving Bitcoin filed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission … through its officers and agents and employees, operated a Bitcoin Ponzi scheme in which they fraudulently solicited …
… Trader to Pay More than $1.1 Million for Fraudulent Bitcoin and Litecoin Scheme Washington, DC — The Commodity … Kim to pay more than $1.1 million for a fraudulent Bitcoin and Litecoin scheme. In the order, Kim admits to orchestrating a fraudulent Bitcoin and Litecoin scheme that led to more than $1 million …
… operating a Ponzi scheme involving digital assets such as bitcoin and ether in which he fraudulently solicited more … fraudulently solicited and obtained digital assets such as bitcoin and ether worth more than $5 million from customers. … Multi-Million Dollar Digital Asset Ponzi Scheme Involving Bitcoin and Ether …
… finding that he operated a fraudulent scheme to solicit bitcoin from members of the public and misappropriated customers’ bitcoin. This case was brought in connection with the … and email communications to solicit at least 22,190.542 bitcoin, valued at approximately $143 million at the time, …
… investors to contribute over $12 million in cash and bitcoins to his funds with the promise of exceptional … CFTC Charging Ohio Resident with Operating a $12 million Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme …