On-Chain Data and the Courts: What Happened in Crypto Law News This Week

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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) approved settlement agreements for former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison and FTX co-founder Gary Wang in a 2022 enforcement case. The CFTC's orders impose a five-year trading ban on both and bar them from registering with the CFTC for ten and eight years, respectively. The CFTC noted their "substantial assistance" in its FTX-related investigations. Separately, U.S. prosecutors opposed a motion to dismiss a case against Gannon Ken Van Dyk, a U.S. soldier allegedly involved in placing over $400,000 in bets on the event market Polymarket concerning the removal of Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro, using non-public information. The government argued his motion misinterpreted the Commodity Exchange Act and relied on improper hypotheticals. No court decision on the motion had been published as of Friday.

On Tuesday, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) issued orders approving the parties' settlement agreements in an enforcement action initiated in 2022 against Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research, and FTX co-founder Zixiao "Gary" Wang.

The CFTC's orders imposed a five-year trading ban on Ellison and Wang for their roles in the cryptocurrency exchange's collapse. The Commission also barred the Alameda CEO from registration for ten years and Wang for eight years.

According to CFTC's Director of Enforcement David Miller, the orders reflected Wang's and Ellison's "substantial assistance" in the Commission's investigations related to FTX. The civil case is separate from the criminal cases regarding the misuse of FTX customer funds: in one such case, Ellison was sentenced to two years in prison, and Wang received a sentence he has already served.

U.S. Prosecutors Oppose Polymarket Trader Over $400,000 Bet on Maduro

On Wednesday, U.S. government attorneys at the SDNY filed an opposition to a motion to dismiss the case, which was presented by Gannon Ken Van Dyk — a U.S. service member who allegedly made over $400,000 on event market contracts on Polymarket using non-public information. Van Dyk was connected to a military operation that resulted in the removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power in January.

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The U.S. serviceman's motion to dismiss, filed on July 31, argued that the Commodity Exchange Act, underlying the three charges filed against him, was "vague" for classifying event contracts as "swaps" falling under CFTC jurisdiction. In the statement filed on Wednesday, the U.S. government argued that Van Dyk "cites hypotheticals, edge cases, and ongoing litigation related to state gambling laws" that need not be addressed to proceed with the case.

"Van Dyk’s motion asks the Court to make factual findings that are inappropriate at the motion-to-dismiss stage," said Southern District of New York Assistant U.S. Attorney Shaun Buckley. "His argument is based on factual assumptions drawn from a misreading of the indictment, and on erroneous conclusions about the nature of the charge, aimed at proving the facts do not amount to 'property'."

As of Friday, the court has not published any rulings on this motion in the public docket.

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QWhat legal actions were taken against Caroline Ellison and Zixiao 'Gary' Wang by the U.S. District Court this week?

AThe U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York approved settlements in an enforcement case from 2022 against former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison and FTX co-founder Zixiao 'Gary' Wang. The CFTC orders included a five-year trading ban for both, a 10-year registration ban for Ellison, and an 8-year registration ban for Wang.

QAccording to the CFTC, why were the penalties for Ellison and Wang considered?

AAccording to CFTC Enforcement Director David Miller, the orders reflected Wang and Ellison's 'substantial assistance' in the Commission's investigations related to FTX.

QWhat is the case against Gannon Ken Van Dyke, the U.S. serviceman, about?

AGannon Ken Van Dyke is a U.S. serviceman accused of making over $400,000 on event market contracts on Polymarket using non-public information. He was involved in a military operation that ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January, and the U.S. government charged him under the Commodity Exchange Act for treating event contracts as swaps.

QWhat was the main argument in Van Dyke's motion to dismiss the case?

AIn his motion to dismiss, filed on July 31, Van Dyke argued that the Commodity Exchange Act underlying the three charges against him was 'ambiguous' because it classified event contracts as 'swaps' subject to CFTC jurisdiction.

QHow did U.S. prosecutors respond to Van Dyke's motion to dismiss the case?

AU.S. prosecutors opposed the motion, arguing that Van Dyke was asking the court to make factual determinations inappropriate at the motion-to-dismiss stage. They stated his argument was based on assumptions from a flawed reading of the indictment and erroneous conclusions about the nature of the charges.

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