# CFTC Charges Trading Platform with Illegal Transactions Margined in Bitcoin, Failing to Implement Procedures to Prevent Money-Laundering, and Failing to Register with the CFTC

> CFTC release 7809-18 · 2018-09-27 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7809-18
- **Release date:** 2018-09-27
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** CFTC Charges Trading Platform with Illegal Transactions Margined in Bitcoin, Failing to Implement Procedures to Prevent Money-Laundering, and Failing to Register with the CFTC
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7809-18

## 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 7809-18, "CFTC Charges Trading Platform with Illegal Transactions Margined in Bitcoin, Failing to Implement Procedures to Prevent Money-Laundering, and Failing to Register with the CFTC", 2018-09-27. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-17 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7809-18.

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