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CFTC Divisions Interpret "U.S. Person" Definition and U.S. Location Versus Foreign Location

Jones Day on 6/2/2025

A 2024 CFTC enforcement action settlement that may have introduced a new test for when the Commodity Exchange Act and the agency's regulations apply on a cross-border basis concerned then-CFTC Commissioner and now Acting CFTC...more

Significant Changes in CFTC's Final Guidance on Listing Voluntary Carbon Credit Derivatives

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 11/18/2024

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released its final guidance regarding Designated Contract Markets' (DCMs) listing of voluntary carbon credit (VCC) derivative contracts for trading, marking a pivotal...more

CFTC Fines Commodities Trader $55 Million in First-Ever Whistleblower Rule Enforcement Action

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/26/2024

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has joined the list of federal agencies targeting employment nondisclosure agreements and other restrictive covenants that allegedly restrict employees from making reports to...more

FCPA Enforcement Update: Commodities Trader Agrees to Almost $100 Million Fine

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 12/21/2023

On December 14, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Freepoint Commodities LLC, a Connecticut-based commodities trader, had agreed to a three-year deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) to resolve a DOJ investigation...more

DOJ Reaches Groundbreaking Criminal Settlement with Cryptocurrency Exchange Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao (Part I of III)

The Volkov Law Group on 12/12/2023

On November 21, 2023, The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced settlement agreements with Binance Holdings Limited (“Binance”), the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, and Changpeng Zhao (affectionally known as...more

CFTC Enforcement Action Shows a Sharp Focus on Pre-Hedging Disclosures

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/5/2023

On April 25, 2023, in In re Mizuho Capital Markets LLC, CFTC No. 23-24, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an enforcement settlement order suggesting potentially heightened disclosure requirements for swap...more

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