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FinCEN is a financial crime enforcement agency within the US Treasury Department. Engaged in the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing and financial crimes.

BitMEX CFTC
News · 8/11/2021 · 3 min read · Updated 12/31/2024

BitMEX agrees to a $100 million settlement with CFTC and FinCEN

In October 2020, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a case against crypto derivative platform BitMEX for offering leveraged and unlicensed crypto products to persons residing in the US. This was said to violate federal laws. In addition, the court documents mention that the exchange oversight system failed to comply with the Know-Your-Customer […]