A lawsuit filed by the

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

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

Statement of Commissioner Kristin Johnson Regarding the CFTC

A Texas court has ordered

CFTC Serves Lawsuit Against South African Company Over $1.7B

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

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

The CFTC

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

CFTC Charges South African Pool Operator and CEO with $1.7

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

Steynberg created and operated

Fugitive CEO ordered to pay record $4.5 billion for

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

US CFTC charges South African company with record

CFTC Sues Company that Misappropriated 29k Bitcoin Worth $1.7

CFTC Cites $1.7 Billion MLM in Its 'Largest Fraud

CFTC Wins Highest Civil Monetary Penalty in Bitcoin Fraud Case