Jump Crypto under CFTC investigation: report

As an analyst with a background in financial regulation and crypto markets, I’ve closely followed the regulatory landscape for digital assets. The recent reports of the CFTC investigating Jump Crypto, a subsidiary of Jump Trading Group, raise some red flags given the industry’s history of regulatory scrutiny.


According to reports, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is examining Jump Crypto – the cryptocurrency trading and Web3 infrastructure branch of Jump Trading Group.

According to Fortune’s report, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is conducting an investigation into the Chicago-based crypto company’s investment practices.

CFTC and SEC have sued multiple crypto companies

Over the past two years, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the United States have taken enforcement actions against numerous crypto exchanges, platforms, and individuals by launching investigations and filing charges.

In the past year, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed lawsuits against FTX, its ex-CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, Binance, and its previous head Changpeng Zhao, as well as KuCoin. Simultaneously, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has intensely scrutinized Binance, Terraform Labs, its former CEO Do Kwon, Coinbase, Kraken, and Bittrex.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against Ripple and its top executives, while reportedly concluding its investigation into Ethereum 2.0. According to Consensys, they have disclosed the details of this investigation’s outcome.

The SEC accused Jump Trading, identified as a “U.S. trading firm,” of illegally supporting the stablecoin TerraUSD (UST) in 2021 during its lawsuit against Terraform Labs. However, it was later revealed that this firm was indeed Jump Trading. Unfortunately, TerraUSD collapsed in mid-2022, triggering a significant market disruption in the crypto industry.

Jump Crypto also lost almost $300 million when FTX imploded later that same year.

Jump Crypto’s $10 million political donation

As a crypto investor, I’ve learned about the ongoing investigation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) into Jump Crypto’s trading practices. This news emerged on Thursday, following their recent $10 million contribution to a U.S. political action committee (PAC) aimed at electing pro-crypto legislators to Congress.

As a crypto investor, I’ve noticed that Jump Crypto has been a significant supporter in the digital currency space, contributing $15 million to a Political Action Committee (PAC) as of now. Notable contributors like Coinbase, Ripple, and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) have also made substantial donations, amounting to millions of dollars each.

Fairshake, the super PAC, has accumulated an impressive sum of $169 million according to the latest reports, with approximately $109 million remaining as per recent filing documents.

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2024-06-20 20:48