June 2, 2016

The CFTC ordered Hong Kong-based bitcoin exchange, BFXNA Inc. d/b/a Bitfinex to pay a $75,000 penalty for offering illegal off-exchange financed retail commodity transactions in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, and for failing to register as a Futures Commission Merchant.  CFTC

Tagged in: Cryptocurrency, Fraud in CFTC-Regulated Markets, Regulatory Violations,