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Retail FX
US Court Orders Pool Operator to Pay over $24M for FX Fraud
Kay Yang along with her companies illegally solicited at least $15.7M from investors.
CFTC continues to crackdown on fraudulent FX schemes.
Thursday, 15/06/2023 | 21:05 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
Institutional FX
CFTC Warns Derivatives Clearinghouses against Expansion into Crypto
The derivatives watchdog raised concerns about crypto cyber security risks.
The CFTC tasked clearinghouses with identifying 'new, evolving or unique risks'.
Tuesday, 30/05/2023 | 22:31 GMT
by
Jared Kirui
Retail FX
California Resident to Pay $4.7 Million for Options Fraud
She defrauded at least 29 individuals or entities of more than $2 million.
She already pled guilty to criminal charges.
Friday, 26/05/2023 | 09:45 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Institutional FX
CFTC Slaps HSBC with $45M Fine for ‘Manipulative and Deceptive Trading’
The alleged violation occurred between March 2012 and 2015.
CFTC fights use of personal messaging channels for business deals.
Friday, 12/05/2023 | 20:38 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
Binary Options
US Operator of Binary Option Brands Fined $516K for $10M Scam
In January, Jared Davis and his firm were fined $6.4M in various penalties.
The binary options operator was charged by the CFTC in September 2019.
Friday, 28/04/2023 | 21:09 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
Retail FX
South African CEO to Pay $3.4 Billion for Forex Fraud
The CEO defrauded investors worldwide of 30K BTC between 2018 and 2021.
US derivatives watchdog charged Cornelius Steynberg in July last year.
Thursday, 27/04/2023 | 21:59 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
Retail FX
News Nuggets | 26 April: FMA Flags Fraud Broker; New FX Pairs on Admirals
Also, a new CEO at OneID; and Marex Solutions' partnership.
Read today's FX/CFDs, crypto and fintech sectors' dynamic news.
Wednesday, 26/04/2023 | 10:23 GMT
by
Finance Magnates Staff
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Retail FX
CFTC Sues 14 Retail FX Dealers for False Registration Claims
The platforms claim to be based in the US, UK and Sweden, the CFTC said.
Some of the dealers include Cross Trade FX, Volfxtrade, TFX Trading and Bit Trading.
Friday, 21/04/2023 | 20:50 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
CryptoCurrency
Former New York Banker Faces Criminal Charges for Crypto Scam
He was arrested on Monday and arraigned on Tuesday afternoon.
The CFTC also filed a civil lawsuit against him.
Wednesday, 12/04/2023 | 06:49 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Institutional FX
Goldman Sachs Fined $15M for Swap Disclosure Lapses
The violations happened between 2015 and 2016.
Goleman Sachs agreed to the charges as a part of the settlement.
Tuesday, 11/04/2023 | 06:05 GMT
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Arnab Shome
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Binance Allegations Veer into the Darkly Absurd
CFTC allegations against Binance include a trove of details taken from internal chats.
Claims that crypto is under attack ignore alleged wrongdoing at crypto companies.
Tuesday, 28/03/2023 | 10:56 GMT
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Sam White
CryptoCurrency
Binance CEO Calls CFTC Lawsuit “An Incomplete Recitation of Facts”
The CFTC brings a massive lawsuit against Binance and its CEO.
The exchange faces allegations of insider trading and market manipulation, among others.
Tuesday, 28/03/2023 | 08:02 GMT
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Arnab Shome
CryptoCurrency
CFTC Sues Binance, CEO for Illegal Derivatives Exchange: “Numerous Violations”
The derivatives regulator described Binance's compliance process as a "sham."
CFTC also charged Binance's ex-CCO, Samuel Lim
Monday, 27/03/2023 | 17:17 GMT
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Solomon Oladipupo
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Data Volumes Are Growing Rapidly, and so is the Need to Archive Them
Record-Keeping Requirements Continue to Intensify.
4 digital archiving trends that will shape the remainder of 2023.
Thursday, 23/03/2023 | 20:05 GMT
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CryptoCurrency
US Regulators Charge FTX’s Senior Executive Nishad Singh with Fraud
Associates Caroline Elison and Gary Wang pleaded guilty in December last year.
Samuel Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to eight count charges in early January.
Tuesday, 28/02/2023 | 20:51 GMT
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Solomon Oladipupo
Retail FX
CFTC Busts $145M FX Ponzi Schemes, Charges Masterminds
The three schemes were interconnected.
The agency already received a court order to freeze the defendants' assets.
Friday, 24/02/2023 | 05:19 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
CryptoCurrency
CFTC Busts California Firm and CEO for $7M Crypto Ponzi Scheme
The scheme offered the investors a daily return of at least 2.5 percent.
It claimed to be using "Robot Traders" to trade with customers' digital assets.
Friday, 17/02/2023 | 08:06 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
CryptoCurrency
CFTC Charges Mango Markets Manipulator with Fraud
It is the first regulatory enforcement action for decentralization platform manipulation.
The defendant is already facing criminal charges brought by the DoJ.
Tuesday, 10/01/2023 | 05:29 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Retail FX
CFTC Fines CHS Hedging $6.5 Million for AML Breaches
The penalty was related to the activities of one of FCM's customers.
The customer paid $167 million in margin calls over four years.
Wednesday, 21/12/2022 | 06:23 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Institutional FX
CFTC Charges Glen Point Capital for FX Market Manipulation
Its Co-CIO manipulated USD/ZAR prices for receiving payouts from two binary options contracts.
He even explicitly revealed his market manipulation intentions to the bank salesperson.
Friday, 16/12/2022 | 05:56 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
CryptoCurrency
US’ CFTC Charges Bankman-Fried, FTX.com and Alameda with Fraud
The regulator said the defendants' action resulted in a loss of over $8 billion.
The CFTC accused Bankman-Fried of manipulating FTX.com's codes to favour Alameda Research.
Tuesday, 13/12/2022 | 19:24 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
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Retail FX
CTAX Pool and Introducing Broker to Pay over $2.3 Million for Fraud
CTAX operated between July 2014 and March 2019.
Reckless trading with the pool funds resulted in an 89 percent loss of pool assets.
Wednesday, 26/10/2022 | 06:49 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Retail FX
MIAX-Owner Completes CFTC-Regulated FCM Dorman Trading
The financial terms of the deal are not known yet.
It will expand the offerings of the holding company.
Monday, 24/10/2022 | 09:41 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Retail FX
US Watchdog CFTC Slams $720k Fine on 2 Chinese Firms for Wash Trading
The companies were charged with position limit violations and reporting failures.
The violations occurred between April 22 and May 1, 2020.
Friday, 23/09/2022 | 19:38 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
CryptoCurrency
The SEC and CFTC Propose Amending Form PF, Cryptocurrency Exposure to Be Included
Material events will require reporting within one business day.
Withdrawal and redemption rights, inflows and outflows must now be reported.
Thursday, 11/08/2022 | 08:46 GMT
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Matti Williamson
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