Regulation
SEC, CFTC Delay Hedge Fund Reporting Updates to 2027
The deadline to comply with proposed amendments to Form PF comes as the commission considers changing or ending the required reporting.
Tag: CFTC
Market Moves
Trump Stands to Make Money From CFTC Campaign Supporting Predictive Markets
The president’s Truth Social plans to provide event contracts trading, while one of his sons has been hired by prediction market operator Kalshi.
Regulation
Proposed Federal Budget for Fiscal 2027 Would Cut Staff, Funds for SEC, CFTC
The plan would further affect agencies already grappling with reduced staffing.
Regulation
SEC’s Atkins Backs Digital Clarity Act at Senate Banking Hearing
According to the chair, the joint SEC-CFTC ‘Project Crypto’ will provide a regulatory bridge with token taxonomy while legislation is pending.
Regulation
Senate Confirms Selig as CFTC Chair, Hill as FDIC Chair
The new Commodity Futures Trading Commission head promised to stop ‘regulation by enforcement’ in a congressional hearing prior to his confirmation.
Corporate Moves
J.P. Morgan Agrees to Pay $200M to Settle CFTC Charges of Supervisory Failure
The regulator said the magnitude of data gaps in the firm’s surveillance was so large that it missed billions of orders.
Regulation
Israel-Hamas War Puts Cryptocurrency in CFTC, Treasury Crosshairs
Federal regulators speaking at a SIFMA conference noted crypto’s role in illicit finance, including in the war in Gaza.
Regulation
CFTC Imposes $145.7M Penalty on Fraudulent Silver Scheme
The scam, ongoing since 2014, involved selling silver coins to more than 200 investors, who then leased them back in exchange for monthly payments.
Regulation
SEC, CFTC Fine 11 Financial Firms Nearly $2 Billion for Recordkeeping Failures
The regulators say the violations impeded their ability to conduct investigations.
Regulation
CFTC Charges South African Firm and CEO With $1.7 Billion Bitcoin Fraud
Regulator says it is the largest fraudulent scheme involving the cryptocurrency in any CFTC case.
Regulation
Crypto Companies Charged in $44 Million Ponzi Scheme
The owners of EmpowerCoin, ECoinPlus and Jet-Coin face charges of wire fraud, money laundering and obstruction of justice, among others.
Regulation
Former CIO Charged With Overvaluing Funds by $1 Billion
Infinity Q Capital Management’s James Velissaris allegedly pocketed nearly $27 million in ill-gotten fees
Regulation
Regulators Accuse Investment Firm of Preying on Elderly
The SEC and CFTC allege an LA firm continues to target mostly elderly or retirement-aged victims as part of a precious metals scam.
Risk
Cryptocurrency Trader ‘Coin Signals’ Pleads Guilty to Commodities Fraud
Jeremy Spence, whose trades consistently tanked, lured investors with tales of 148% returns.
Regulation
JPMorgan Chase to Pay Nearly $1 Billion to Settle Trade Manipulation Charges
Bank avoids criminal charges by agreeing to record $920.2 million CFTC fine and a $35 million SEC fine.