CFTC wins a record $3.4B penalty payment in a Bitcoin-related fraud case

This is the largest fraud case involving Bitcoin that CFTC has cracked so far. The case involved the CEO of Mirror Trading International Proprietary Limited (MTI). Half of the $3.4B will go toward providing restitution to victims of MTI’s fraudulent activities. A Texas court has ordered Johannes Steynberg, the CEO of Mirror Trading International Proprietary […]