# Federal Court Orders UK Man to Pay More Than $571 Million for Operating Fraudulent Bitcoin Trading Scheme

> CFTC release 8371-21 · 2021-03-26 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 8371-21
- **Release date:** 2021-03-26
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** Federal Court Orders UK Man to Pay More Than $571 Million for Operating Fraudulent Bitcoin Trading Scheme
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8371-21

## 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 8371-21, "Federal Court Orders UK Man to Pay More Than $571 Million for Operating Fraudulent Bitcoin Trading Scheme", 2021-03-26. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-19 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/8371-21.

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