CFTC Gemini settlement reopened as crypto enforcement shifts
The post CFTC Gemini settlement reopened as crypto enforcement shifts appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The CFTC Gemini settlement is back in court after a sharp reversal that says as much about shifting crypto policy in Washington as it does about Gemini’s legal fight. On Wednesday, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission asked a federal court to vacate its $5 million settlement with the crypto exchange, arguing the case should never have been brought under the agency’s current enforcement standards. That is a remarkable turn. Gemini already paid the $5 million fine in January 2025 after the CFTC accused the company of making false or misleading statements tied to a Bitcoin futures contract. Now the same regulator says the complaint was flawed and wants the remaining terms of the deal undone. The filing was made jointly with Gemini in a Manhattan court. Although the money has already changed hands, the bigger immediate issue may be the legal baggage still attached to the case,