A Texas court has ordered

US CFTC charges South African company with record

A Texas court has ordered the South African Mirror Trading firm chief to pay a record-breaking $3.4 billion for running a Bitcoin fraud scheme stemming from a case filed

CFTC Serves Lawsuit Against South African Company Over $1.7B

Steynberg created and operated

CFTC Charges South African Pool Operator and CEO with $1.7

Steynberg created and operated, through MTI, a global foreign currency commodity pool that only accepted Bitcoin to purchase a participation in the pool, with a value

Statement of Commissioner Kristin Johnson Regarding the CFTC

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sued Cornelius Johannes Steynberg for accumulating 29K Bitcoin worth $1.7 billion via a fraud

CFTC Sues Company that Misappropriated 29k Bitcoin Worth $1.7

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed a lawsuit against Bitcoin pool operator Mirror Trading International (MTI) over an alleged $1.7 billion fraud. The CFTC

The CFTC

CFTC Cites $1.7 Billion MLM in Its 'Largest Fraud

CFTC Fines Forex Fraudster $3.4B in Its Largest Ever Bitcoin Case

The CFTC’s complaint seeks full restitution on behalf of defrauded participants, as well as disgorgement, civil monetary penalties, permanent trading and

A lawsuit filed by the

CFTC Wins Highest Civil Monetary Penalty in Bitcoin Fraud Case

Fugitive CEO ordered to pay record $4.5 billion for

A lawsuit filed by the CFTC in June 2025 accused him of accepting a whopping 29,241 BTC ($1.7 billion at the time, $858.5 million today) from over 23,000 people