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CFTC Reexamines Gemini Case And Asks To Erase 2025 Settlement
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On Wednesday evening, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced it had joined Gemini (GEMI) in requesting that the court grant relief from the judgment in the regulator’s case against the exchange, filed back in 2022.
Key facts
- On Wednesday evening, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced it had joined Gemini (GEMI) in requesting that the court grant relief from the judgment in the regulator’s case
- Gemini previously settled the CFTC’s charges in January 2025, during the final weeks of President Joe Biden’s administration
- The CFTC further said there were serious questions about the strength of the evidence against Gemini
- In its release, the regulator laid out several reasons for that determination
Summary
The CFTC said it carried out a thorough reexamination of the matter, looking back at the investigation’s history, the evidence it relied on, the decision to file charges, and how the case was litigated. Based on that review, the CFTC concluded that the complaint should not have been filed and that it would not have been brought under the agency’s current enforcement approach. In its release, the regulator laid out several reasons for that determination. It also argued that the investigation was not focused on the alleged fraudsters at the center of the underlying dispute, but instead pursued Gemini—whom it characterized as a fraud victim—for purported false statements made during the company’s registration application process.