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EU Parliament’s Smart Contract Plans Limit Standard-Setting Promise, EU Commissioner Says
15.3.2023
Controversial lawmaker proposals on data use may no longer meet original objectives, Thierry Breton told reporters
Ripple Lawyer Argues SEC Chair Gensler Has Prejudged Crypto Asset Cases
1.3.2023
Recently, Gary Gensler, the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), expressed his opinion in a detailed interview with New York Magazine’s Intelligencer regarding why he believes crypto assets other than bitcoin are securities. However, Stuart Alderoty, Ripple’s...
Crypto regulation decided by Congress, not the SEC: Blockchain Association
15.2.2023
The group's policy head doubted a divided Congress can create crypto legislation but said it doesn’t give regulators absolute authority in the interim
SEC Did Not Consult Industry Before Kraken Crypto Staking Charges: Commissioner Peirce
10.2.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission did not attempt to consult with the crypto industry before this launching this week’s unregistered securities crackdown on staking-as-a-service, Commissioner Hester Peirce said Friday
‘Kraken Down’ — SEC commissioner rebukes own agency over recent action
10.2.2023
"Today, the SEC shut down Kraken’s staking program and counted it as a win for investors. I disagree and therefore dissent," said commissioner Hester Pierce
Commissioner: CFTC Needs More Dialogue With Market Participants to Modernize Regulation
31.1.2023
Kristin N. Johnson says it is important the agency has a working relationship with the parent company of a subsidiary operating in its market
SEC Commissioner Calls for ‘Consistent Legal Framework’ for All Asset Classes, Including Crypto
28.1.2023
A commissioner with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has called for “a coherent and consistent legal framework that works across all asset classes,” including crypto assets. She warned that the SEC’s current enforcement-centric approach would take 400 years to...
CFTC's Johnson urges Congress for expanded powers in crypto oversight
27.1.2023
Johnson wants to protect customers in a way that reduces the risk of crises, and proposes a number of amendments to existing crypto regulation
CFTC Commissioner Kristin Johnson Urges Congress to Expand Agency’s Authority to Review Crypto Acquisitions
26.1.2023
Following FTX’s swift, stunning collapse last November, crypto industry participants, lawmakers and regulators alike have all been mulling the same questions: Why were regulators blindsided by FTX’s implosion, and more importantly, how can the next crypto crisis be prevented?
SEC Commissioner reminds 'the point of crypto' as market aims recovery
24.1.2023
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce highlighted that despite a very bad year, there are lessons for the crypto industry to learn
FTX VCs liable to ‘serious questions’ around due diligence — CFTC Commissioner
21.1.2023
The lack of recordkeeping of FTX coupled with “an auditor no one’s ever heard of” forces the CFTC to ask questions about the mindset of the institutional investors
CFTC Commissioner Comes Out Strongly Against Self Certification of Product Listings by Exchanges
19.1.2023
Christy Goldsmith Romero, a top official with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), is warning lawmakers against allowing cryptoasset exchanges to self-certify with the regulator to list trading products.
Goldsmith Romero suggested that this is a dangerous process, as it would enable...
CFTC commissioner: Crypto exchanges shouldn't 'self-certify' tokens
19.1.2023
Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero wants crypto exchanges blocked from self-certifying crypto and crypto products before going live on their platforms
Crypto Lawyers Share Blame for FTX, Other Disasters, CFTC Commissioner Says
18.1.2023
Lawyers, accountants and other financial professionals should have stepped in to halt the fatal mistakes going on inside crypto firms such as FTX long before they imploded, said Christy Goldsmith Romero, a commissioner with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
CFTC commissioner calls for global industry standards in crypto regulation
18.1.2023
CFTC commissioner Caroline Pham said that there are advanced discussions on global standards happening outside of the United States
UNHCR Launches Blockchain Payment Solution to Support Ukrainians Displaced by War
17.12.2022
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) recently said it has launched a blockchain payment solution for digital cash distribution to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ukraine. According to the agency, the use of the blockchain-based cash distribution system ensures the funds...
Bahamas Corrections Commissioner Says FTX Co-Founder Bankman-Fried Is in ‘Good Spirits’ in the Prison Sick Bay
16.12.2022
According to local reports, former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is in “good spirits” and is being kept in the maximum security unit in the sick bay. SBF is held in custody at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services (BDOCS), a jail called Fox Hill that is known for being filthy, and...
Court Documents Say FTX Boss Ryan Salame Snitched on SBF 2 Days Before the Bankruptcy Filing
15.12.2022
According to court documents associated with the FTX bankruptcy proceedings, on Nov. 9 — two days before the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection — FTX co-CEO Ryan Salame told Bahamian authorities that Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) sent customer funds to the firm Alameda Research. A letter...
A16z Elevates Former US CFTC Commissioner Quintenz to Policy Chief
6.12.2022
Brian Quintenz, a former commissioner with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission who left the agency last year, is amplifying his role at crypto venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) from advising to taking over as its head of policy, the company said on Tuesday
US CFTC Commissioner Cites Latest Crypto Sanction in Call for New Rules
1.12.2022
CFTC Commissioner Kristin Johnson is pushing for her agency to work on policies to further tighten custody of customer assets as the CFTC sanctions another crypto Ponzi scheme