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Fourth CFTC whistleblower award linked to digital assets investigation

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A majority of the whistleblower tips to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission were linked to digital assets last fiscal year.

One whistleblower has been awarded more than $1m by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for its “sufficiently specific and credible information” and assistance which led to an enforcement action relating to digital asset markets

“Identifying unlawful conduct in the digital asset marketplace is a major priority for the CFTC,

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