CFTC Cracks its 'Largest Fraud' Case Involving Bitcoin, Orders Offender to Pay $3.4B Penalty
CFTC has just won a record $3.4 billion penalty payment in a Bitcoin-related fraud case, according to an order from a Texas judge.
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