CFTC Follows SEC in Repealing the “No-Action” Policy, Marking a Major Shift in Crypto Enforcement Settlement Rules
According to Cointelegraph, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on June 4 the repeal of its nearly 30-year-old “neither admit nor deny” policy. Introduced in 1998, this policy required defendants to agree not to publicly deny the CFTC’s allegations as a condition of settlement. CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam stated that the move aligns with the broader direction across federal regulatory agencies and grants the Commission greater flexibility in enforcement settlements. Earlier in May, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had already repealed a similar policy. Several crypto firms had criticized the rule for restricting their freedom of speech.