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CFTC enforcement actions fell nearly 80% in 2025 versus 10-year average

  • —CFTC's fiscal 2025 enforcement report lists 13 new cases: 7 administrative and 6 civil injunctions
  • —The nearly 80% decline is NPR's year-over-year count of enforcement actions, not new cases
  • —NPR says staff fell 22% from January 2024 to January 2025; Warren cites a 25% drop since January 2025
  • —CFTC approved 6 prediction markets in 2025 and 6 more in 2026, with 18 applications pending
Why it matters: Weaker CFTC enforcement amid expanding crypto and prediction-market oversight could reduce detection of fraud and market manipulation.
Source: TokenPost
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