On February 25, 2025, the CFTC’s Division of Enforcement issued a new advisory detailing how it will evaluate companies’ self-reporting, cooperation, and remediation and reduce penalties ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission are ... a shift in how firms and individuals pay fines. “Penalties — remedies in general, but penalties ...

On April 4, 2025, the CFTC's Division of Market Participants issued No-Action Letter 25-09 regarding the controversial Pre-Trade Mid-Market ...

and a combined $1.35 billion in civil monetary penalties and disgorgement from Binance. Other crypto firms under scrutiny In addition to the high-profile cases against FTX and Binance, the CFTC ...

The CFTC said at the time that it was seeking “disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, civil monetary penalties, injunctions relating to registration and trading, and an injunction against further ...

The record amount comprised $2.6 billion in civil monetary penalties (CMP) and $14.5 billion in disgorgement and restitution, the CFTC said on Dec. 5.

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“I do think, in many cases, it will reduce penalties overall,” said Brian Young, director of the CFTC’s enforcement division. Trump tapped Brian Quintenz, a former CFTC commissioner who is ...

“I do think, in many cases, it will reduce penalties overall,” said Brian Young, director of the CFTC’s enforcement division. Trump tapped Brian Quintenz, a former CFTC commissioner who is the head of ...