The CFTC filed a civil enforcement action against a South African investment fund and its CEO for an allegedly fraudulent scheme that raised over $1.7 billion worth of Bitcoin from the public.

The SEC disapproved rule changes proposed by NYSE Arca, Inc. that would allow the listing and trading of shares of Bitwise Bitcoin ETP Trust and Grayscale Bitcoin Trust. The SEC concluded that the Exchange had not met its burden in creating a way to prevent manipulation of the underlying asset.

A broker-dealer settled FINRA charges for sending trade confirmations to customers that were materially inaccurate.

The DOJ filed a civil antitrust lawsuit to prevent a government contractor from acquiring its only competitor for a contract to provide the NSA with operational modeling and simulation services.