U.S. CFTC Has Awarded $16M to Whistleblowers This Year; Most Were Crypto-Related Tips

“The majority of the tips received this year involved crypto – an area that continues to have pervasive fraud and other illegality,” Romero said in a statement published on the CFTC website. “With the rise of crypto, more retail customers have come under the CFTC’s jurisdiction, making even more critical the efforts of the CFTC’s Whistleblower Program and the Office of Customer Education and Outreach.”