CFTC Staff Issues FAQs Concerning Registrant and Registered Entity Activities Relating to Crypto Assets and Blockchain Technologies Other enforcement

CFTC release 9200-26 · 2026-03-20 · view on cftc.gov ↗

Key facts

Release number: 9200-26
Release date: 2026-03-20
Type: Other enforcement
Primary source: https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9200-26

About CFTC enforcement

The CFTC charges market participants under the Commodity Exchange Act for spoofing, manipulation, fraud, wash trades, registration violations, and commodity-pool-operator misconduct. Most actions settle with restitution + civil money penalty + a bar/suspension. Crypto-asset cases have been a major share since 2019.