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Australian Federal Court Orders Binance Australia Derivatives to Pay AUD 10 Million Penalty for Wholesale Client Misclassification Under Corporations Act 2001
On 27 March 2026, the Federal Court of Australia ordered Oztures Trading Pty Ltd, trading as Binance Australia Derivatives, to pay a pecuniary penalty of AUD 10 million vide order dated 27 March 2026 delivered by Justice Moshinsky.
US DOJ Sentences Paxful Holdings Inc. to USD 4 Million Criminal Penalty for Travel Act and Bank Secrecy Act Violations
On 11 February 2026, the US DOJ announced that Paxful Holdings Inc., an online peer to peer virtual currency trading platform, was sentenced to pay a criminal penalty of USD 4 million.
US DOJ Completes USD 400 Million Forfeiture of Assets Tied to Helix Darknet Bitcoin Mixer
On 29 January 2026, the US DOJ announced the completion of a forfeiture exceeding USD 400 million in seized cryptocurrencies, real estate and monetary assets.
US DOJ Sentences Chinese National Jingliang Su to 46 Months for USD 36.9 Million Digital Asset Laundering Conspiracy
On 27 January 2026, the US DOJ announced the sentencing of Chinese national Jingliang Su, aged 45, to 46 months in federal prison.
US DOJ Sentences Fugitive Daren Li to 20 Years for USD 73 Million Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud
On 9 February 2026, the US DOJ Criminal Division announced the sentencing of Daren Li, aged 42, to 20 years in federal prison. The court also imposed three years of supervised release.
US CFTC Chairman Selig Announces Senior Staff Appointments
Between 20 January and 2 March 2026, US CFTC appointed senior staff members. On 20 January 2026, the first round of staff appointments was announced.
US CFTC Enforcement Division Issues Prediction Markets Advisory
On 25 February 2026, the US CFTC’s Division of Enforcement issued an Advisory on Enforcement Authority over Event Contracts following the public release …
US CFTC Reaffirms Exclusive Jurisdiction Over Prediction Markets in Ninth Circuit Filing
On 17 February 2026, the US CFTC filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc. v. State of Nevada.
US CFTC Withdraws Event Contracts Rule Proposal and Staff Sports Event Contracts Advisory
On 04 February 2026, the US CFTC formally withdrew the notice of proposed rulemaking titled “Event Contracts” that had been published on 10 June 2024 vide CFTC Staff Letter 26-04.
US CFTC and US SEC Hold Joint Harmonisation Event on Crypto Regulation
On 26 January 2026, the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (US CFTC) and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) announced a joint public event titled “SEC – CFTC Harmonisation: U.S. Financial Leadership in the Crypto Era.”
US CFTC Launches Innovation Advisory Committee and Appoints 35 Member Panel
On 12 January 2026, United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael S. Selig officially launched the Innovation Advisory Committee (IAC), renamed from the former Technology Advisory Committee and seeking nominations for additional IAC membership.
United States Securities and Exchange Commission under Data Protection & Examinations to Host Hybrid Outreach Event on Regulation S-P Compliance for Small Firms
On 9 January 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced a hybrid compliance outreach event focused on helping small registered firms implement recent amendments to Regulation S-P, the SEC’s core investor data protection and privacy rule.
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