Golden Finance reported that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on August 8 that it had paid a $1 million reward to a whistleblower for providing information that led to enforcement actions in the digital asset market. The regulator said the whistleblower provided previously unknown details of improper transactions. Under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA), the CFTC does not disclose the identity of the whistleblower, specific enforcement actions, or the exact amount of the reward. CFTC Enforcement Director IanMc Ginley praised the whistleblower, saying that their information is crucial as more Americans become victims of digital asset scams.