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Aug 19, 2026

CFTC bans Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang from trading for five years

The CFTC issued consent orders imposing five-year trading bans on former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison and FTX co-founder Gary Wang, concluding its civil enforcement cases.

Aug 19, 2026·4 sources

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▪Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang, and Nishad Singh were indicted on fraud charges and testified against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, who was convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison.
▪The Commodity Futures Trading Commission previously secured a separate $12.7 billion judgment against FTX and Alameda Research in August 2024, which included $8.7 billion in restitution and $4 billion in disgorgement.
▪The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission imposed a five-year trading ban on former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison and FTX co-founder Gary Wang.

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Crypto derivatives Crypto market integrity & manipulation Crypto regulation FTX collapse Crypto enforcement actions Commodity Futures Trading Commission