[The U.S. CFTC recovered $18 million worth of cryptocurrency from a commodity pool Ponzi scheme] Golden Finance reported that according to an announcement released by the CFTC, the commission recovered $18 million worth of digital assets related to an alleged commodity pool Ponzi scheme. Oregon man Sam Ikkurty was allegedly accused of defrauding investors from the so-called "crypto hedge fund". Ikkurty promised to return the "net profit" to investors, but failed to deliver, and did not even tell investors that the fund's performance fell 98.99% in a few months. Mary Rowland, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, ordered Ikkurty and several other related entities to pay a total of $209 million in fines, including nearly $84 million in customer compensation, approximately $37 million in illegal profit returns, and approximately $110 million in civil penalties. Ikkurty was also required to pay more than $14 million in contempt of court fines.