# CFTC Sanctions Two Firms Offering Digital Asset-Based Swaps for Illegal Off-Exchange Trading and Registration Violations

> CFTC release 8201-20 · 2020-07-13 · **Registration / supervisory violation** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 8201-20
- **Release date:** 2020-07-13
- **Type:** Registration / supervisory violation
- **Title:** CFTC Sanctions Two Firms Offering Digital Asset-Based Swaps for Illegal Off-Exchange Trading and Registration Violations
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8201-20

## 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 8201-20, "CFTC Sanctions Two Firms Offering Digital Asset-Based Swaps for Illegal Off-Exchange Trading and Registration Violations", 2020-07-13. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/8201-20.

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