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… 30, 2019 CFTC Charges Individual with Multi-Million Dollar Bitcoin Fraud Washington, DC — The U.S. Commodity Futures … to customers in connection with the purported purchase of bitcoin worth over $7 million.  In a complaint filed in the … which he was affiliated had possession or control of the bitcoin that was to be delivered to the customers.  The …
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… others explain various developments in the evolution of bitcoin.   Rather than repeat what you have already heard … about the tremendous growth and noteworthy interest in bitcoin, my remarks instead will focus on the regulation of bitcoin.   There are many federal and state regulators that …
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… for purported trading in foreign currency (forex) and Bitcoin.  The CFTC seeks restitution, disgorgement, civil … and misleading representations regarding trading forex and Bitcoin. During the relevant period, Uti was the … and omissions about managed account trading in forex and Bitcoin. Uti managed the email account, [email protected] , …
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… a roundtable panel made up of CFTC leaders to discuss what Bitcoin is, what the self-certification process of new contracts on Bitcoin is, and what the CFTC role in regulating the new … … CFTC Talks EP020: Roundtable with CFTC leaders on Bitcoin
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… September 17, 2015 CFTC Orders Bitcoin Options Trading Platform Operator and its CEO to Cease Illegally Offering Bitcoin Options and to Cease Operating a Facility for … without Registering In First Action against an Unregistered Bitcoin Options Trading Platform, CFTC Holds that Bitcoin
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… 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 …
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… December 1, 2017 CFTC Statement on Self-Certification of Bitcoin Products by CME, CFE and Cantor Exchange Washington, … Futures Exchange (CFE) self-certified new contracts for bitcoin futures products, and the Cantor Exchange (Cantor) self-certified a new contract for bitcoin binary options. “Bitcoin, a virtual currency, is a …
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… Company and its Principal in $147 Million Fraudulent Bitcoin Trading Scheme Washington, DC – The Commodity … Control-Finance Limited (Control-Finance), a purported Bitcoin trading and investment company, and its principal, … the defendants with exploiting public enthusiasm for Bitcoin by fraudulently obtaining and misappropriating at …
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… unlawful retail commodity transactions in ether, litecoin, bitcoin, gold, and silver. The defendant violated the CEA by … or accepted money, securities, and property in the form of bitcoin and other assets in exchange for margin trades or … Illegal Leveraged Transactions in Ether, Litecoin, and Bitcoin
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… various websites, in addition to social media, to solicit bitcoin from members of the public for participation in … they misappropriated essentially all of the at least 29,421 bitcoin accepted from participants.  The CFTC’s complaint … the largest to date charged by the CFTC involving Bitcoin. Fraudsters often take full advantage of new …
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