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Fraud is the making of false representations or engaging in deceptive behavior in order to unlawfully secure financial or personal gain. 
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Judge Starr’s Ruling in Metals.com Case Raises Jurisdictional Questions About CFTC Authority

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A recent ruling by a Texas federal court adopts a narrow, textually driven reading of the Commodity Exchange Act, questioning whether gold and silver bullion are “commodities” within the statute’s scope....more

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CFTC To Reorganize Task Forces and End ‘Regulation by Enforcement’

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On February 4, 2025, CFTC Acting Chair Caroline D. Pham announced that the agency was reorganizing the Division of Enforcement’s nine task forces “to combat fraud and help victims while ending the practice of regulation by...more

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CFTC Releases Its Enforcement Results for FY 2024 Showing an All-Time High for Monetary Relief

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On December 4, 2024, the CFTC's Division of Enforcement ("Division") released its enforcement results for Fiscal Year 2024. The results reflected an all-time high for monetary relief, mainly from its resolution of off-channel...more

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CFTC Division of Enforcement, FY 2023: A Year in Review and Looking Ahead

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On November 7, 2023, the Division of Enforcement ("Division") of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") released its annual report of the results of its enforcement efforts, announcing that it had...more

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CFTC Jurisdiction Over Cryptocurrency – Implications for Industry Participants

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On October 10, 2019, CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert commented on Ether’s status as a commodity: “We’ve been very clear on bitcoin: bitcoin is a commodity under the Commodity Exchange Act. We haven’t said anything about Ether –...more

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The Distributed Ledger: Blockchain, Digital Assets and Smart Contracts

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This is the inaugural issue of The Distributed Ledger, a periodic publication covering the latest trends and developments in blockchain technology, digital assets and smart contracts. In this edition, we examine a federal...more

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