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Federal Court Fines Operator of Cryptocurrency Fraud $1.1 Million
2018-08-24T18:00:28.000+02:00
The claim was made that pool participants could get extraordinary investment returns - up to 300% in less than a week.
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CFTC Fines Minneapolis Futures Broker $100,000 for Fraudulent Misconduct
2018-08-10T20:37:57.000+02:00
Christian Robert Mayer has been charged with engaging in a fraudulent trading scheme by the commodities regulator.
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Gain Capital’s Retail FX Funds Drop $4.5 Million in June, CFTC Data Shows
2018-08-07T19:06:37.000+02:00
Two of the four FX firms listed notched increases in Retail Forex Obligations.
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The CFTC Granted $45 Million in Whistleblower Rewards Last Month
2018-08-03T11:30:08.000+02:00
The CFTC's Whistleblower Program is hoping to attract more tip-offs with high payoffs.
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CFTC Sues Bulgarian FX Broker JAFX for Accepting US Clients
2018-07-31T21:01:17.000+02:00
JAFX violated the Commodity Exchange Act and agency rules by not registering as a retail foreign exchange dealer.
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R.J. O’Brien & Associates Fined $750,000 in Two Settlements with US Regulators
2018-07-30T22:57:26.000+02:00
The client allocated profitable trades to accounts where he had an interest, and less profitable trades to pool accounts.
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Remember Intrade? CFTC Hits Defunct Binary Options Brands with $3M Fine
2018-07-19T22:31:11.000+02:00
The online betting site InTrade was controversial because it let users trade on real events.
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CFTC Slaps $11 Million Fine on Estonian FX Broker Tallinex
2018-07-19T20:32:08.000+02:00
The CFTC filed a lawsuit against Tallinex in 2017 for accepting US clients despite never having been registered there.
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Senate Cryptocurrency Hearing: Speakers Urge Pragmatic Regulation
2018-07-19T15:43:26.000+02:00
Daniel Gorfine of the CFTC warned against being hasty in defining tokens.
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CFTC Fines Lansing Trade Group $3.4 million
2018-07-13T09:11:52.000+02:00
Lansing was charged with trying to manipulate the price of wheat futures and options contracts on the CBOT.
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CFTC Hands Out a Record $30 Million Award to Alleged JPMorgan Tipster
2018-07-12T21:49:53.000+02:00
Few details are available regarding the nature of the underlying facts or enforcement action
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Interactive Brokers Continues to Lose Market Share in US FX Retail Space
2018-07-05T18:52:12.000+02:00
FX funds held at registered brokerages operating in the United States came in at $537.7 million in May.
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US Regulator Files Fraud Lawsuit against Tradeanedge Members Fund (TMF)
2018-07-02T22:17:27.000+02:00
Landgarten spent the money on his personal expenses such as a home security alarm, TV cable television and mobiles.
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US District Court Orders TradeMasters to Pay Fine of More Than $674,000
2018-06-29T11:36:31.000+02:00
The court also imposed trading and registration bans against the firm and its owner Mirko Schacke.
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CFTC Fines Range Trading and Its owner Over Futures Trading Software
2018-06-25T21:11:02.000+02:00
The false claims included that the system, out of 37 months, earned $700 to over $13,000 monthly in 30 months.
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Israelis Released in Phillipines, CFTC Sends Subpoenas: Best of the Week
2018-06-17T15:17:10.000+02:00
Catch up on last week's top stories.
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CFTC Sues MOMC Operator Over Alleged Metals Fraud Scheme
2018-06-12T21:14:12.000+02:00
The complaint also charges MOMC with making several misleading representations to actual and prospective investors.
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US CFTC Suspects Bitcoin Futures Price Manipulation, Subpoenas Exchanges
2018-06-10T10:13:44.000+02:00
Coinbase, Kraken, itBit and Bitstamp have received requests for trading data.
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Interactive Brokers’ Retail FX Deposits Drop 15% in April, CFTC Data Shows
2018-06-06T23:58:40.000+02:00
The best performer for the month was GAIN Capital which saw an overall rise of $12.0 million.
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US Justice Department Begins Criminal Investigation of Bitcoin Manipulation
2018-05-24T13:57:59.000+02:00
The authority is reportedly working with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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Breaking: A Key Bitfinex Executive is Expected to Phase Out
2018-05-23T14:52:15.000+02:00
According to a known vlogger’s video post, Phil Potter is expected to leave the company shortly.
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ASX 24 Receives US CFTC "Part 48" Exemption
2018-05-22T23:03:58.000+02:00
The order permits U.S. investors to trade by direct access on the exchange without having to use an intermediary.
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CFTC Signs Information-Sharing Agreement with NASAA
2018-05-22T12:49:07.000+02:00
NASAA members that sign-on to the agreement will receive a number of benefits as a result of the deal
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CFTC Issues Cryptocurrency Advice to Businesses
2018-05-22T10:22:19.000+02:00
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulates cryptocurrency products as commodities.
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US Retail FX Deposits Decline 2% in March 2018, CFTC Data Shows
2018-05-03T22:45:50.000+02:00
All the four reporting FCMs that hold Retail Forex Obligations registered lower figures in March.
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