#Gemini to Settle for $5 Million#
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Gemini has agreed to pay $5 million to settle charges from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) that it misled regulators in 2017 about the ease of manipulating the price of Bitcoin futures contracts. The settlement agreement does not admit or deny liability by Gemini and includes an injunction barring Gemini from making false or misleading statements to the CFTC in the future. The case was scheduled to go to trial on January 21 but will now not proceed. Gemini is also facing a separate lawsuit from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleging violations of securities laws.
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Gemini has agreed to pay $5 million to settle charges with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to resolve allegations brought by the CFTC in 2022 that Gemini misled regulators in 2017 about the ease of manipulating the price of Bitcoin futures contracts. Gemini settled without admitting or denying liability, and a trial that was scheduled for January 21 has been canceled. The settlement agreement also includes an injunction barring Gemini from making any false or misleading statements to the CFTC in the future. The case is part of a broader scrutiny of the cryptocurrency industry by U.S. regulators, with the CFTC and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) having brought securities-related charges against multiple cryptocurrency exchanges, including Coinbase and Binance. Gemini is also currently facing a separate lawsuit from the SEC alleging violations of securities laws.
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Gemini agrees to pay $5 million to settle charges with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over misleading statements about the ease of manipulating bitcoin futures contract prices in 2017.
Gemini settled without admitting or denying liability.
The settlement agreement includes an injunction barring Gemini from making false or misleading statements to the CFTC in the future.
Gemini also faces a separate lawsuit from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which alleges that Gemini violated securities laws.