In February 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission submitted its 2025 Annual Report to Congress, which is available on the CFTC’s website. Key excerpts include:
- “The program helps the Commission identify wrongdoers, encourages disclosure of violations of the CEA, and rewards whistleblowers for taking risks in coming forward. Many different types of whistleblowers have participated in the program, including victims, witnesses, insiders, market participants, employees, and compliance professionals.”
- “Since making its first award in 2014, CFTC has issued 55 orders granting awards totaling nearly $390 million in payments. As indicated on the WBO’s website, www.whistleblower.gov, enforcement actions associated with all program awards have resulted in monetary sanctions totaling over $3.2 billion.”
- “During the Period, the WBO received 1,697 whistleblower Form TCRs (Tip, Complaint or Referral). About a third of the CFTC’s leads originated from the Form TCR, and 30% of open investigations involved CFTC whistleblowers.”
- “In FY 2025, the Commission continued to receive many Form TCRs about crypto fraud and scams. Common allegations included fraudulent representations of investment returns and customers’ inability to withdraw funds after investing. Other whistleblower allegations ranged from registration and recordkeeping violations to disruptive trading, such as spoofing and market manipulation.”
- “WBO staff spoke at TAF Coalition’s Annual Financial Frauds Conference. The conference included panels that discussed priorities at various agencies, including the SEC, CFTC, and DOJ. The panel provided a general overview of areas of priority to the government generally, such as procurement and healthcare fraud. The overall message was that agencies continue to value whistleblowers’ contributions to enforcement actions against fraudsters.”
