Wolf Capital Crypto Trading LLC
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Wolf Capital Crypto Trading LLC was an Oklahoma-based cryptocurrency investment firm whose founder and CEO Travis Ford pleaded guilty in January 2025 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for operating a Ponzi scheme that defrauded approximately 2,800 investors of $9.4 million. Ford was sentenced on November 13, 2025, to 60 months in federal prison and ordered to pay over $1 million in forfeiture and more than $170,000 in restitution. The CFTC separately filed a civil enforcement complaint in December 2025 alleging the scheme ran from October 2022 through December 2024 and collected over $10 million from more than 3,000 investors.
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6 October 2022
Wolf Capital Crypto Trading LLC begins soliciting investors, according to the CFTC civil complaint, promising daily returns of up to 3.5% through an unregistered commodity pool.
CFTC Enforcement Updates (Press Release 9168-26)1 January 2023
The primary scheme period identified in the DOJ criminal case begins. Ford and co-conspirators solicit approximately 2,800 investors and raise $9.4 million while promising 1-2% daily returns.
DOJ Press Release: Cryptocurrency Investment Firm Founder Sentenced Five Years Prison1 August 2023
Wolf Capital collapses after investors report withdrawal delays and account discrepancies. Ford shuts down the platform and announces the firm's closure, triggering complaints to state and federal agencies.
Cryptopolitan: Wolf Capital founder hit with 5-year sentence10 December 2024
The U.S. Department of Justice charges Travis Ford with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in Case No. 4:24-cr-00387 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.
DOJ Case Listing: United States v. Travis Ford10 January 2025
Travis Ford pleads guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. In his plea, Ford admits he did not believe the promised investment returns were possible to achieve consistently.
TRM Labs: Crypto Investment Firm Founder Pleads Guilty13 November 2025
Travis Ford is sentenced to 60 months (five years) in federal prison, three years of supervised release, forfeiture of $1,039,112.45, and restitution of $174,477.29.
DOJ Press Release: Cryptocurrency Investment Firm Founder Sentenced Five Years Prison19 December 2025
The CFTC files a civil enforcement complaint (Case No. 4:25-cv-00687) against Travis Ford and Wolf Capital Crypto Trading LLC in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, alleging the scheme ran from October 2022 through at least December 2024 and collected over $10 million from more than 3,000 investors.
CFTC Enforcement Updates (Press Release 9168-26)Decision Log
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generated: 7/26/2026, 11:07:36 PM
last updated: 9/12/2026, 8:29:14 PM
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