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U.S. CFTC files request to erase Gemini settlement that it no longer considers fair

The agency said the 2025 case should never have been filed and asked to erase a $5 million penalty and injunction.

  • On Wednesday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Gemini filed a request in District Court to vacate a 2025 settlement, claiming the original complaint regarding misleading statements should never have been filed.
  • Gemini settled the enforcement action in January 2025 during the final weeks of President Joe Biden's administration, paying a $5 million penalty as the CFTC dramatically reversed its approach under President Donald Trump.
  • Court papers filed by the CFTC and Gemini claim regulators "resorted to inappropriate tactics" to extract the settlement, threatening to withhold approval for Gemini Titan during the investigation.
  • The agency stated it investigated Gemini for misleading statements instead of focusing on fraud committed against the company; if the District Court grants the request, the injunction will be nullified.
  • President Donald Trump has actively championed the crypto industry, recently posting on Truth Social that he "will NEVER let Crypto down," while The Winklevoss donated $1 million each to his 2024 election campaign.
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CFTC asks judge to vacate $5M Gemini penalty

A onetime CFTC chair nominee alleged Gemini’s founders grilled him on the case, then lobbied the White House to stall his nomination.

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