Oct 16, 2026 · 5 min · 9 segments
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Judge Alvin Hellerstein denied the joint motion from the regulator and the exchange on Thursday.
The January twenty twenty-five consent order carried a five million dollar penalty, which Gemini has paid, plus a permanent injunction.
The CFTC said it should not have brought the case under its current enforcement priorities.
The judge said the facts were known before the settlement.
He added that Gemini litigated for about three years and chose to settle shortly before trial, while MSC one has finalized new rules that could remove strategy from its indexes.
The methodology takes effect with the November index review.
It replaces interim limits aimed at companies holding digital assets worth at least fifty percent of total assets.
In their place comes screens for operating assets and five financial ratios.
A current constituent is removed only if it fails the screen in each of its two most recent annual filing periods.
Judge Alvin Hellerstein denied the joint motion from the regulator and the exchange on Thursday.
The January twenty twenty-five consent order carried a five million dollar penalty, which Gemini has paid, plus a permanent injunction.
The CFTC said it should not have brought the case under its current enforcement priorities.
The judge said the facts were known before the settlement.
He added that Gemini litigated for about three years and chose to settle shortly before trial, while MSC one has finalized new rules that could remove strategy from its indexes.
The methodology takes effect with the November index review.
It replaces interim limits aimed at companies holding digital assets worth at least fifty percent of total assets.
In their place comes screens for operating assets and five financial ratios.
A current constituent is removed only if it fails the screen in each of its two most recent annual filing periods.
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