A U.S. court has ordered the head of bitcoin pool operator MTI to pay a record-breaking $3.4 billion in restitution and penalties in a CFTC forex fraud case. iamsandali reports
The sum constitutes the highest civil monetary penalty ordered in any case brought by the the Commodities Futures Trading Commission , the regulator said.with fraud in June 2022, alleging the"controlling person" at MTI accepted 29,421 BTC from 23,000 Americans for running an unlicensed commodity pool scheme.
MTI is undergoing liquidation in South Africa, according to the CFTC announcement, while Steynberg himself is a fugitive from South African law enforcement detained in Brazil since December 2021. The order finds MTI"liable for fraud in connection with retail foreign currency transactions, fraud by an associated person of a commodity pool operator , registration violations, and failure to comply with CPO regulations."
In addition to the multi-billion dollar penalty, Steynberg is permanently prohibited from registering with the CFTC, and trading in any markets regulated by the watchdog.
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