Most of the whistleblower tips received by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in fiscal year 2023 related to fraud and misappropriation of crypto/digital assets.
The CFTC paid approximately $16 million to seven whistleblowers in FY23, which ended Sept. 30, according to the agency’s annual report to Congress on its whistleblower program. Of that figure, approximately $15 million was awarded to one of two whistleblowers in September. The other received about $300,000.
