CFTC touts record digital asset results in FY23 enforcement recap
By 
Kyle Brasseur2023-11-07T19:35:00
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) solidified its view that it should be a primary regulator of cryptocurrencies with a record amount of cases regarding the digital asset space in fiscal year 2023.
The agency brought 47 actions involving conduct related to digital asset commodities, representing nearly 50 percent of its 96 total enforcement actions filed during FY23, the CFTC announced in a press release Tuesday. The release included a table summary of FY23 cases brought by category.
Fifty-nine cases related to fraud charges; 12 to reporting and recordkeeping violations; and nine to failures in supervision, financial integrity, and business conduct. Of the fraud cases, 17 also included charges of failing to register, while 10 of the reporting and recordkeeping cases additionally accused firms of supervision failures.
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