CFTC wins record $3.4B penalty payment in Bitcoin-related fraud case
The CFTC said it’s the largest fraudulent Bitcoin scheme charged in any of its cases and the “highest civil monetary penalty ordered in a CFTC case.”
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The CFTC said it’s the largest fraudulent Bitcoin scheme charged in any of its cases and the “highest civil monetary penalty ordered in a CFTC case.”
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