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Date: Feb 11, 2026
As Crypto Scams Mount, the CFTC Now Has No Enforcement Lawyers in Its Flagship Office
First Read Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff As prediction markets and crypto-related event contracts surge in popularity, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission‘s once-formidable Chicago enforcement office has been effectively hollowed out, Nick Devor reports for Barron’s. Once home to roughly 20 trial lawyers who drove many of the agency’s biggest cases, from […]
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