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$950M: CFTC says Cash FX barely traded and misused most

2026-09-26

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is suing Cash FX Group and three individuals. The CFTC says the case is about a $950 million foreign-exchange investment scheme that involved cryptocurrency. The report was published on September 26, 2026.

The CFTC's central claim is that Cash FX did very little forex trading. It also alleges that most of the money participants put in was misappropriated. These are the regulator's allegations. The report does not say whether any court has ruled on them.

The report leaves several things unknown. It does not name the three individuals, and it does not say how many participants there were or how much of the $950 million could be recovered. It also does not include any response from Cash FX or the people being sued.

For anyone already holding a perpetual position on Bitget, Bybit, MEXC or OKX, this changes nothing directly. The report does not mention any of those exchanges or perpetual futures. It points to no change in funding rates, trading fees or liquidity. The case is about a forex investment scheme and the regulator suing it, not about the venues this site tracks.

Source: cointelegraph — CFTC sues Cash FX, alleges $950M crypto-linked forex scheme

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