# CFTC Obtains $12.7 Billion Judgment Against FTX and Alameda

> CFTC release 8938-24 · 2024-08-08 · **Court judgment** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 8938-24
- **Release date:** 2024-08-08
- **Type:** Court judgment
- **Title:** CFTC Obtains $12.7 Billion Judgment Against FTX and Alameda
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8938-24

## 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 8938-24, "CFTC Obtains $12.7 Billion Judgment Against FTX and Alameda", 2024-08-08. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/8938-24.

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