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CFTC Sues Alleged Crypto Ponzi Scammer for $500K Theft

The CFTC is charging Breonna Clark and Venture Capital Investments with defrauding investors by pretending to run a commodity pool invested in crypto and foreign currency contracts.

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LabCFTC Wants to Meet FinTech Startups in New York

LabCFTC, the CFTC's fintech research wing, is visiting New York in April to discuss startups' concerns and projects with their teams.

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US Authorities Charge Crypto 'Trading Club' Operators With Defrauding 150 Investors

Michael Ackerman and unnamed business partners allegedly defrauded investors of $33M in a crypto-trading scheme targeting doctors.

Michael Ackerman and two unnamed business partners allegedly defrauded more than 100 investors by claiming to generate "extraordinary profits" with a crypto trading algorithm, and doctoring data to hide the deception. (Image via Shutterstock)

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CFTC Asked to Provide Opinion in SEC Case Against Telegram ICO

A U.S. judge has asked lawyers from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to provide an opinion in the case brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Telegram's $1.7 billion token sale.

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When Will We See the Digital Dollar? 'Crypto Dad' Says Soon

Former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo sees the current set of financial systems – the older systems associated with the pre-digital age – as almost hopelessly obsolete.

Chris Giancarlo image via CoinDesk video

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CabbageTech CEO Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison After Pleading Guilty in Fraud Case

Patrick McDonnell was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison and ordered to pay victims $225,000 after pleading guilty to charges he defrauded investors in his crypto trading platform, CabbageTech.

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York via CoinDesk archives

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Regulated Derivatives Will 'Legitimize' Crypto, Says CFTC Chair

Regulated derivatives will instill market confidence in cryptocurrencies, according to Heath Tarbert.

CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert

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LedgerX Names Former Chief Tech Officer as New CEO

Former LedgerX CTO and co-founder Zach Dexter has been named as the company's CEO just hours after a director alleged the company's interim management was failing its investors and employees.

LedgerX co-founders Zach Dexter (left), Juthica Chou and Paul Chou image via CoinDesk archives

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LedgerX Board Member Says Company in Disarray After Founders' Ouster

In a letter to the CFTC Office of the Inspector General, a LedgerX board member alleges the company is failing its investors and shareholders following the suspension of its founders in December.

Juthica and Paul Chou image via CoinDesk archives

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Former Bakkt CEO to Help Oversee CFTC in Congress

Newly appointed senator Kelly Loeffler is to join the committee that oversees the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, raising concerns of a possible conflict of interest.

Kelly Loeffler image via CoinDesk archives