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US Regulator CFTC Grants $9 Million Award to Whistleblower
2020-07-28T08:45:31.000+02:00
This is one of the five largest awards granted as part of the CFTC’s Whistleblower Program.
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CFTC Approves Final Rule on Cross-Border Applications of Swaps
2020-07-24T06:52:41.000+02:00
The CFTC approved a final rule on capital requirements for swap dealers and major swap participants.
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CFTC Postpones Prosecution of US Coin Bullion Due to Coronavirus
2020-07-22T23:10:26.000+02:00
Salvatore and Joseph Esposito, the owners of precious metals investment firm U.S. Coin Bullion pleaded guilty in October 2019.
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CFTC Fines Southwest Group for FX Registration Lapses
2020-07-21T00:18:54.000+02:00
The regulator also pointed out the timeframe of the alleged crimes, which spanned almost five months.
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CFTC Charges Alista Group with Precious Metals Fraud
2020-07-17T00:32:36.000+02:00
The complaint alleges that defendants made false statements to induce customers to enter into leveraged metals transactions.
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Court Partly Denies CFTC’s Entry of Default Against Binary Options Gang
2020-07-15T09:01:27.000+02:00
The motion was denied for Yossi Herzog, Shalom Peretz, and Yukom Communications Ltd.
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CFTC Sanctions Two Plutus Entities Offering Digital Asset-Based Swaps
2020-07-13T17:53:13.000+02:00
$150,00 civil monetary penalty required for illegal off-exchange swaps in digital assets and foreign currency.
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CFTC Fines Man Accused of Bilking Missourians in FX Fraud
2020-07-11T00:41:37.000+02:00
The CFTC hit Joshua Christian McDonald and his company, Perfection PR Firm LLC (PPR), with penalties totaling $1.3 million.
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IG US Racks Up $20 Million in Retail FX Deposits
2020-07-03T18:14:41.000+02:00
Strong results from the United States
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CFTC Files for Certificates of Default Against LaMarco and GDLogix
2020-07-02T09:46:48.000+02:00
According to the court document, LaMarco and GDLogix have not answered the CFTC’s complaint.
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High Court Sides with CFTC on its Authority Scope over $290M Fraud Case
2020-06-30T18:50:35.000+02:00
The cert petition was the latest effort from Monex and its principals to push back against a 2017 enforcement action.
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CFTC Sues Introducing Broker ‘Long Leaf Trading’ on TMM Program
2020-06-29T17:43:52.000+02:00
The core allegations are centered around the broker’s options trading program, dubbed “Time Means Money.”
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JAFX to Pay Penalty of $600,000 in Prospective Settlement with CFTC
2020-06-18T09:38:37.000+02:00
The CFTC charged JAFX with operating as an unregistered forex dealer in the US.
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After Congress' Digital Dollar Hearing, What's Next?
2020-06-12T14:56:49.000+02:00
Four witnesses spoke to the US Congress' Financial Services Committee yesterday. Here's what happened.
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Court Fines Brett Hartshorn $890,000 over Forex Fraud Scheme
2020-06-12T01:02:15.000+02:00
Hartshorn engaged in a fraudulent scheme that netted nearly $906,000 from at least 13 retail investors.
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Oregon Man Charged by CFTC in $2.1 Million Forex Scam
2020-06-11T21:22:03.000+02:00
The CFTC has been active recently as US regulators continue their cleanup of the forex space.
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CFTC Charges Owners of FX Auto-Trading App with Fraud
2020-06-11T19:27:50.000+02:00
Defendants sold the software for $199 and then $145 a month to provide users with access to the auto trading bot.
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IOSCO Re-Elects Hong Kong’s SFC CEO as Chair of Board
2020-06-10T07:42:01.000+02:00
Ashley Alder has been appointed as IOSCO’s Chair for the 2020-2022 term.
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US District Court Orders Eyal Alper to Pay $352,901 for FX Scam
2020-06-03T09:30:22.000+02:00
Alper has been charged by the CFTC for committing a fraudulent foreign exchange scheme.
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CFTC Files Charges Against $10M Ponzi Scheme Involving Derivatives
2020-06-02T22:35:56.000+02:00
The defendants took the monies form investors to be supposedly placed in a commodity fund that trade S&P futures and options.
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CFTC Hits FuturesFX and its Canadian Proprietor with $1.7M Fine
2020-04-23T21:29:34.000+02:00
The CFTC charged the defendants with pitching a system that includes a live trading room, educational videos and online support
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CFTC Green Lights Bitnomail to Offer Bitcoin Options, Futures
2020-04-21T13:39:40.000+02:00
The futures contracts offered by the exchange will be physically delivered.
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Ex-CFTC Chair: Corona Crisis Highlights 'Digital Dollar' Use Case
2020-03-30T07:56:16.000+02:00
Still, both J. Christopher Giancarlo & Daniel Gorfine say that now may not be the time for a Digital USD.
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Criminals Exploit Coronavirus with New Scams, Warns CFTC
2020-03-18T20:01:30.000+02:00
Among prevalent scams attempting to take advantage of the coronavirus outbreak are “pump and dump” schemes.
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Retail FX Deposits Top $20M at IG US, Commands 3pc Market Share
2020-03-04T23:48:30.000+02:00
FX funds held at registered brokerages operating in the United States came in at $639 million in January 2020.
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