法官拒绝撤销Gemini与CFTC的500万美元和解：执法政策转向不足以推翻已生效和解
华盛顿——据路透社 10 月 16 日报道，曼哈顿联邦地区法官Alvin Hellerstein周四裁定，拒绝美国商品期货交易委员会（CFTC）与加密交易所 Gemini 共同提出的撤销 500 万美元和解的请求，称双方未达到撤销该和解的法律标准。该和解了结的是 CFTC 就 Gemini 在一项拟议比特币期货合约审查期间所作陈述提起的诉讼。
CFTC 于 2022 年、在时任主席 Rostin Behnam 任内起诉 Gemini，指控其在该机构审查拟议比特币期货产品期间作出虚假或误导性陈述。2025 年 1 月，在拜登政府任期末、案件开审前不久，双方达成和解，Gemini支付 500 万美元罚款。今年 5 月，CFTC 与 Gemini 共同请求 Hellerstein 撤销和解及相关法院命令，称按特朗普政府调整后的执法优先事项与标准，这起 2022 年的诉讼当初不会被提起，并称监管机构在起诉中「采取了不当手段」；Gemini 同时同意，即便和解被撤销也不要求退还 500 万美元罚款。
Hellerstein 在裁定中指出，Gemini 在自愿同意和解之前已与 CFTC 诉讼三年多，该机构如今对案件的看法变化，不构成撤销和解的理由。路透社称，CFTC 与 Gemini 的律师未立即回应置评请求。报道并指出，特朗普政府对加密行业的执法采取了更友好、更收窄的取向，本案的共同撤销请求正是这一转向下的动作。Hellerstein 由民主党总统克林顿任命。
Judge Rejects CFTC and Gemini Bid to Vacate $5 Million Settlement in Bitcoin Futures Case
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Manhattan has rejected a joint request by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by twin brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, to undo a $5 million settlement from the Biden administration, Reuters reported on October 16. In a ruling on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein said the agency and Gemini Trust Co had not met the standards required to set aside the settlement, which resolved a lawsuit over statements Gemini made during the agency's review of a proposed bitcoin futures contract.
The CFTC sued Gemini in 2022, under Chairman Rostin Behnam, alleging the company made false or misleading statements during the agency's review of the proposed futures product. The January 2025 settlement came at the end of Democratic President Joe Biden's administration and shortly before a trial; under the agreement, Gemini paid a $5 million penalty. In May, the CFTC and Gemini jointly asked Hellerstein to wipe out the settlement and court order, saying in a filing that the 2022 complaint would not have been filed under the Trump administration's new enforcement policy priorities and standards, that regulators should not have accused Gemini of making false statements in connection with its bitcoin futures business, and that the CFTC had "resorted to inappropriate tactics" to bring the lawsuit. Gemini agreed not to receive a refund on the $5 million penalty if the settlement were vacated.
Hellerstein said Gemini had litigated against the CFTC for more than three years before voluntarily agreeing to settle, and that the agency's current view of the case does not require vacating the settlement. The CFTC and a lawyer for Gemini did not immediately respond to requests for comment,
Reuters said. The request formed part of the Trump administration's friendlier, narrower approach to crypto sector enforcement, raising questions over whether the administration will try to reverse other cases brought under former President Joe Biden. Hellerstein was appointed by Democratic President Bill Clinton.
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