The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has ordered Bitfinex to pay $75,000 for offering illegal off-exchange financed retail commodity transactions, and failing to register as a futures commission merchant.
Formed under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, with their official headquarters in Hong Kong, Bitfinex operates one of Bitcoin’s most popular platforms for exchanging and trading bitcoins, litecoins, and ether.
http://bravenewcoin.com/news/bitfinex-pays-75000-to-settle-with-cftc-for-offering-illegal-bitcoin-transactions-and-failing-to-register/
