# CFTC Orders Tether and Bitfinex to Pay Fines Totaling $42.5 Million

> CFTC release 8450-21 · 2021-10-15 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 8450-21
- **Release date:** 2021-10-15
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** CFTC Orders Tether and Bitfinex to Pay Fines Totaling $42.5 Million
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8450-21

## 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 8450-21, "CFTC Orders Tether and Bitfinex to Pay Fines Totaling $42.5 Million", 2021-10-15. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/8450-21.

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