CFTC Whistleblower Program Archives

How to Report “Pig Butchering” Crypto Fraud and Qualify for a Whistleblower Award

2024 Revenue from Pig Butchering Scams Increased 40% Year-over-Year According to a Chainanlysis report, revenue from pig butchering crypto frauds, also known as relationship investment … Continued

Whistleblower Attorney Interviewed on Price of Business Podcast About Whistleblower Rewards

Price of Business, a leader in business radio and one of the longest-running business shows in the U.S. from Kevin Price, interviewed whistleblower attorney Matthew … Continued

How to Report Crypto Fraud and Qualify for a CFTC Whistleblower Award

CFTC Whistleblower Program Rewards Whistleblowers for Providing Original Information About Crypto Fraud Crypto fraud schemes have caused investors to lose more than one billion dollars … Continued

CFTC Whistleblower Program’s FY23 Report to Congress Reveals Continued Success of the Program in Protecting Markets and Customers

CFTC Whistleblower Office Receives the Highest Number of Whistleblower Tips and Award Applications Since the Inception of the Program Today the CFTC’s Whistleblower Program issued … Continued

How to Report Swaps Manipulation or Swaps Reporting Violations and Qualify for a CFTC Whistleblower Award

How Whistleblower Disclosures of Swaps Manipulation or Swaps Reporting Violations Can Qualify for CFTC Whistleblower Awards Under the CFTC Whistleblower Program, whistleblowers are eligible for monetary … Continued

CFTC Whistleblower Report Reveals Tremendous Success for Taxpayers

Today the CFTC Whistleblower Program issued its 2022 Annual Report on the Whistleblower Program and Customer Education Initiatives. The report reveals that sanctions ordered in … Continued

Annual Report of CFTC Whistleblower Program Reveals Continued Growth, Including 961 Tips Filed in FY21

Today the CFTC released the annual report of the CFTC Whistleblower Program for FY 2021. The report suggests that the program is playing an important … Continued

CFTC Whistleblower Reward Program: What Violations Qualify for an Award?

Contact our experienced CFTC whistleblower lawyers today for a free confidential consultation. The CFTC’s recent announcement that it is paying a whistleblower a $200 … Continued

CFTC Shows Whistleblowers the Money: Implications of Record $200 Million Award

Whistleblower’s Information and Assistance Led to an $800 Million Enforcement Action On October 21, 2021, the CFTC awarded $200 million to a whistleblower for providing … Continued

How to Report Spoofing and Earn an SEC Whistleblower Award

Spoofing and Market Manipulation Spoofing is a form of market manipulation where traders artificially inflate the supply and demand of an asset to increase profits. … Continued

Senate Enacts Legislation to Fix Funding Crisis at the CFTC Whistleblower Office

As reported in a recent Wall Street Journal article, the CFTC Whistleblower Program is confronting a funding crisis that could require it to furlough staff … Continued

CFTC Whistleblower Program Helping to Drive Record-Level Enforcement Activity

The FY20 reports of the CFTC Whistleblower Program and CFTC Division of Enforcement reveal that the CFTC Whistleblower Program continues to grow and is helping … Continued