CFTC Files Charges against Four Operators of $44 Million Crypto Ponzi
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on Tuesday that it had filed a civil enforcement action to charge four operators for running a $44 million Bitcoin Ponzi scheme.
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