Court Ratifies CFTC Order Barring KuCoin Operator From U.S. Without Registration, $500K Penalty
A federal court ratified a CFTC consent order that bars Peken Global Limited, KuCoin’s operating entity, from serving U.S. customers unless it registers as a foreign board of trade and requires a $500,000 civil penalty [3][4].
A federal court has ratified a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) consent agreement that permanently prohibits Peken Global Limited—the operator of KuCoin—from offering services to U.S. customers unless it obtains foreign board of trade registration, and requires the company to pay a $500,000 civil monetary penalty to resolve the CFTC enforcement action [1] [2] [3].
The CFTC settlement follows KuCoin’s January 2025 admission of wrongdoing, which precipitated roughly $297 million in combined penalties and asset forfeitures in related enforcement by the U.S. Department of Justice; coverage at the time said the platform serviced about 1.5 million American users prior to restrictions [1] [2].
News outlets noted the $500,000 CFTC fine closes this regulatory chapter while underscoring continued scrutiny of offshore crypto exchanges, a point emphasized by multiple reports on the matter [4] [5].
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- 1KuCoin Faces Permanent U.S. Ban Following $500K CFTC SettlementBlockonomi• Mar 31, 2026
- 2KuCoin operator barred from U.S. after CFTC order, following $297 Million DOJ caseCoinDesk• Mar 31, 2026
- 3KuCoin agrees to $500,000 CFTC penalty over unlicensed operationscrypto.news• Mar 31, 2026
- 4KuCoin Settles CFTC Case for $500K Over U.S. DerivativesDailyCoin• Mar 31, 2026
- 5KuCoin Faces Permanent U.S. Ban Following CFTC Settlement AgreementMoneyCheck• Mar 31, 2026
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