# CFTC Staff Issues Advisory for Virtual Currency Products

> CFTC release 7731-18 · 2018-05-21 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7731-18
- **Release date:** 2018-05-21
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** CFTC Staff Issues Advisory for Virtual Currency Products
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7731-18

## What this is

CFTC enforcement actions cover derivatives + commodities + crypto fraud cases. The Commission charges market participants under the Commodity Exchange Act for spoofing, manipulation, fraud, wash trades, registration violations, and pool-operator misconduct. Most actions settle with restitution + civil money penalty + a bar/suspension.


## Citation

> US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, press release 7731-18, "CFTC Staff Issues Advisory for Virtual Currency Products", 2018-05-21. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7731-18.

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