According to News.bitcoin, 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 action 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 did not disclose the identity of the whistleblower, the specific enforcement action or the exact amount of the reward. CFTC Enforcement Director Ian McGinley said that as more Americans become victims of digital asset scams, whistleblower information is critical.