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CME Group’s CEO Called FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried an ‘Absolute Fraud’ When They Met in March
21.11.2022
According to the CEO of CME Group, Terry Duffy, the executive met with former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) last March at a conference, and Duffy ended up calling the FTX frontman a “fraud.” When Duffy sat down with SBF, the former FTX executive said his end goal was to compete with CME Group....
CFTC Commissioner Mersinger says the time has come for action on crypto regulation
18.11.2022
The commissioner said Congress may have to intervene in relations between the regulating agencies, but both have a role to work out; until then the burden is on the states
The CFTC could prevent the next FTX with some congressional help
17.11.2022
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission should be responsible for preventing companies like FTX from taking root in the future
CFTC Has ‘Boots on the Ground’ at FTX Subsidiary LedgerX
17.11.2022
Kristin N. Johnson said that the regulator is monitoring crypto clearinghouse LedgerX on a “daily if not hourly basis”
CFTC Pushes Back Against Amicus Briefs in Ooki DAO Lawsuit
15.11.2022
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled in October that LeXpunK Army and the DeFi Education Fund could file amicus (friend of the court) briefs in the CFTC v. Ooki DAO case
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)
FTX Withdraws US CFTC Derivatives Clearing Plan: Bloomberg
11.11.2022
Company previously submitted plan for approval that would allow customers to assess and respond to derivatives risks in real time
‘Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste’: CFTC Commissioner Calls on Congress to Act After FTX Debacle
10.11.2022
Kristin N. Johnson discusses the FTX fiasco and why Congress should take a pragmatic approach in closing the regulatory gap
Most of FTX Legal Team Depart as Exchange Collapses
10.11.2022
An issue that seems to have massively contributed to major crypto exchange Binance’s decision not to acquire FTX is that a significant part of the latter’s team went for the exit.
According to Semafor, citing people familiar with the matter,
“Most of FTX’s legal and compliance staff quit Tuesday...
CFTC Issues Order Against Fraudulent Crypto Arbitrage Company
4.11.2022
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an order against the CEO of a fraudulent crypto trading firm "Abritraging.co."
Crypto Investor a16z Wants to Join Ooki DAO Defense Against CFTC
2.11.2022
Andreessen Horowitz joins a growing list of entities looking to argue in favor of the commodities regulator serving its lawsuit against individual members of the DAO, instead of targeting the organization as a whole
US Lawmakers Probe SEC, Treasury, Federal Reserve Over Revolving Door With Crypto Industry
30.10.2022
U.S. lawmakers have raised concerns about the revolving door between financial regulators and the crypto industry. “Over 200 government officials have moved between public service and crypto firms,” the lawmakers said, adding that they include 31 Treasury Department officials and...
CFTC Staff Recommend Rejecting Kalshi's US Election Contracts: Bloomberg
29.10.2022
Musk fires Twitter execs, research stirs blockchain energy debate and CFTC brass shares crypto concerns: Hodler’s Digest, Oct. 23-29
28.10.2022
TradFi Regulations Can Be Applied to Crypto – to an Extent, CFTC Commissioner Says
28.10.2022
Christy Goldsmith Romero discusses her outlook on crypto and why the agency's current framework could be applied to crypto
Prediction Market Kalshi Signals It Sees CFTC's Blessing for Midterm Election Bets
28.10.2022
A countdown clock on its website ends today, indicating the service is optimistic regulators' will let it offer contracts for the Nov. 8 election
CFTC Commissioner Compares Crypto Market Crash to 2008 Global Financial Crisis – More Regulation Coming?
28.10.2022
The current crypto market downturn is comparable to the 2008 global financial crisis, and more regulatory oversight is needed, according to Christy Goldsmith Romero, commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)....
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CFTC commissioner compares crypto contagion risk to 2008 financial crisis
28.10.2022
The commissioner warnes that vulnerabilities seen within the crypto markets are similar to those seen during the global financial crisis and calls for the agency to be given additional authority
Crypto Echoes Risks of 2008 Financial Crisis, Says US CFTC Commissioner
26.10.2022
Though the crypto industry is a sliver of the overall U.S. financial system, the “growing interest by traditional finance” firms should put regulators on notice of dangerous risks to come, said Christy Goldsmith Romero, a commissioner with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
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