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CFTC Chair Insists Ether Is a Commodity, Not a Security as Claimed by SEC Chairman
11.3.2023
The chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has insisted that ether is a commodity, not a security as claimed by the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The CFTC chief stressed that the derivatives watchdog would not have allowed ether futures products...
FTX customers want more info on FTX's plans to sell subsidiaries
6.1.2023
While the Ad Hoc Committee does not want to prevent the sales from occurring, it argued it needs to be involved to ensure that customers' interests are represented
Mark Moss Predicts Regulatory Shakeup and End of Crypto Bull Runs, but Believes Bitcoin Will Endure
31.12.2022
According to Mark Moss, the CEO of Market Disruptor, significant regulation is coming to the cryptocurrency industry following the aftermath of FTX’s collapse. He believes that future cryptocurrency bull runs probably won’t happen. However, Moss says that bitcoin will continue to...
FTX wants permission to sell FTX Japan and FTX Europe as well as LedgerX
16.12.2022
The four businesses FTX wants to sell had only recently been acquired, and lawyers argue this simplifies the sale process
US Securities Watchdog Charges Sam Bankman-Fried With Fraud Over FTX Collapse
13.12.2022
According to a statement published on Dec. 13, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged the disgraced FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) with defrauding investors. SEC chairman Gary Gensler explained that the U.S. financial regulator alleges that SBF “built a house...
The ‘Good Cop and Bad Cop’ of US Crypto Regulations
5.12.2022
The ongoing tug-of-war between the top two federal regulatory agencies keeps the crypto industry on its toes. That’s why Gary Gensler and Rostin Behnam share a spot on CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022
US Regulator CFTC Met With Sam Bankman-Fried 10 Times Before Crypto Exchange FTX Collapsed
2.12.2022
The chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has revealed that he and his team met with Sam Bankman-Fried and other FTX executives 10 times before the crypto exchange filed for bankruptcy. The regulator sees the FTX collapse as “a classic run based on liquidity...
Rostin Behnam points to CFTC-regulated LedgerX as success story amid FTX collapse
1.12.2022
"The customer property at LedgerX — the CFTC regulated entity — has remained exactly where it should be, segregated and secure," said Rostin Behnam in a hearing on FTX's failures
US CFTC’s Behnam Will Testify at FTX Hearing in Senate
21.11.2022
Rostin Behnam, the chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), will testify at a Senate hearing next week set to examine the “lessons learned from the FTX collapse,” according to a listing on the Senate Agriculture Committee’s website
Health of FTX’s US Derivatives Arm Owed to Oversight, Says CFTC Chief Behnam
14.11.2022
FTX’s U.S. derivatives-trading subsidiary – the former LedgerX – remains standing while other parts of Sam Bankman-Fried’s empire crumble, and that should be credited to its government oversight, said Rostin Behnam, chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Cowboy hats, boots, guns and crypto talk with Dan Held
28.10.2022
Bitcoiner Dan Held takes journalist Nicole Behnam around Austin, Texas, as they recount their journeys into the world of cryptocurrencies
CFTC Chair Behnam Says ‘Number One Accomplishment’ Is Track Record of Enforcement Actions
24.10.2022
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Rostin Behnam is eager for his agency to shed its reputation as the friendlier regulator for the crypto industry
CFTC’s Behnam Calls FTX Idea a Potential ‘Evolution’ in Market Structure
15.10.2022
FTX’s proposal to cut out the middlemen in U.S. crypto derivatives has shaken traditional financial firms, but the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said the idea could mark an “evolution” in the way markets work
Ooki DAO Case So ‘Egregious,’ CFTC Had No Choice, Chair Behnam Says
11.10.2022
The controversial case against Ooki DAO was “so egregious and so obvious” that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) had to pursue it, said Chairman Rostin Behnam
Bitcoin Could ‘Double in Price’ Under CFTC Regulation, Chairman Behnam Says
29.9.2022
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Rostin Behnam said Thursday that CFTC-led regulation could have significant benefits for the crypto industry, including a potential boost to the price of bitcoin
CFTC Prepares to Step up Oversight of Crypto Market — Says Many Digital Assets Are Commodities
19.9.2022
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has shared with Congress its plans to regulate the crypto market with “full oversight capabilities” if the proposed Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act becomes law. The regulator claims to have the right experience and expertise...
Merge is 'a step in the right direction' to address crypto's energy usage — Rostin Behnam
15.9.2022
The CFTC chair said that the Ethereum blockchain’s transition to proof-of-stake, despite reducing energy usage by more than 99%, may not go far enough in resolving the problem
CFTC Chief Behnam Sees a Crypto Movement Brewing in Washington
9.6.2022
Rostin Behnam, the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), is “very encouraged” that Congress is making moves to grant his agency a much wider regulatory authority over the digital asset markets, he said at CoinDesk's Consensus 2022
CFTC Chairman Confirms Bitcoin, Ether Are Commodities
23.5.2022
The chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) says he is certain bitcoin and ether are commodities. He outlined how his agency is working with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to regulate the crypto sector, noting that “there are no customer...
Biden's pick for CFTC chair wants the agency to be a 'beat cop' with the authority to oversee 60% of digital asset market
27.10.2021
Rostin Behnam said it was "critically important to have a primary cop on on the beat" of an emerging market that included cryptocurrencies and stablecoins