
$51M for Homes, Cars, and a Yacht: Regulators Target Goliath, CEO Delgado
SEC and CFTC accuse Goliath Ventures of misleading investors with crypto returns as CEO Delgado allegedly took $51 million personally.

SEC and CFTC accuse Goliath Ventures of misleading investors with crypto returns as CEO Delgado allegedly took $51 million personally.


The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) ordered Kalshi to keep running its exchange after finding that New York’s attempt to stop the platform presented a market emergency. The commission cited a hypothetical bitcoin position to argue that forced liquidation could spread losses well beyond prediction markets. Its premise, that the contracts are swaps, was rejected […]

Kalshi's proactive measures highlight the tension between regulatory compliance and market integrity, potentially reshaping prediction market norms.

The CFTC invoked emergency authority to keep Kalshi operating as New York seeks to shut down the federally regulated prediction market.

The CFTC is exercising emergency authority to order KalshiEX to continue operating its prediction market platform across the country following New York's lawsuit seeking a nationwide shutdown and over $36 billion in damages.

The CFTC gave the order after Kalshi told the the regulator that a New York state lawsuit is causing a "market emergency."

CFTC Chair Michael Selig said on Aug. 4 that the agency has crypto rule proposals ready and plans to finalize them before the current administration ends, regardless of whether Congress passes the CLARITY Act. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has separately said the SEC can keep pursuing meaningful crypto rulemaking even if Congress fails to act. […]

The CFTC keeps going to bat for Kalshi while the ultimate prediction market court battle looms, with the fate of the sector in the balance.

The CFTC invoked emergency powers to keep Kalshi operating amid its legal dispute with New York. The commission classified New York’s enforcement action and temporary restraining order request as a market emergency. It directed Kalshi to continue operations under the Commodity Exchange Act and its Core Principles. New York seeks

The SEC-CFTC crypto regulation framework gives markets a working map while the Senate's CLARITY Act remains stalled over stablecoin rewards.

Kalshi triggered the order, notifying the agency of a market emergency after New York moved to bar its contracts nationwide.

The CFTC used emergency authority to override New York. Nine states have been sued. FlightAware added a data rights claim. The legal architecture of prediction markets is being built in courtrooms, not in Congress. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission does…

CFTC invokes emergency powers to keep Kalshi operating as New York seeks at least $36 billion and broad restrictions on event contracts.
Two US financial regulators sued Goliath Ventures and its CEO, Christopher Delgado, this week, two months after he pleaded guilty to charges in the same crypto Ponzi scheme. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) noted that the multi-year operation raised at least $425 million from more than 1,300 investors. Inside the Alleged Goliath Ventures Scheme

The order escalates a jurisdictional fight over whether states may treat federally regulated event contracts as illegal gambling.

Goliath Ventures faces SEC and CFTC lawsuits after its CEO pleaded guilty in a U.S. crypto fraud case involving at least $400 million.

Federal regulators have targeted Goliath Ventures over an alleged crypto Ponzi scheme involving more than $400 million. The CFTC cites 1,600 customers, while the SEC alleges at least $425 million was raised from over 1,300 investors. Customers Put at Least $397 Million Into Alleged Crypto Scheme About 1,600 customers contributed at least $397 million through […]

As far as digital asset regulation is concerned, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is not waiting around for Congress. The agency has scheduled an open meeting for Friday, Aug. 14, to weigh a proposal that could make it easier for crypto companies to raise money without enduring full securities registration. According to a […]

Regulators allege Goliath promised crypto liquidity-pool returns but instead paid earlier investors and funded its founder’s luxury spending.