Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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Posted by | September 7, 2023
CFTC Goes After Opyn, Other DeFi Operations in Enforcement Sweep

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged three decentralized finance (DeFi) operations – Opyn, Inc., ZeroEx (0x), Inc. and Deridex, Inc. – with offering illegal derivatives trading, according to...

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Posted by | September 7, 2023
CFTC Commissioner Pitches Pilot Program for U.S. Crypto Regulation

The U.S. watchdog for derivatives markets should create a limited pilot program for regulating cryptocurrencies, said Caroline Pham, one of the members of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).“I’m recommending...

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binance-scraps-agreement-to-purchase-embattled-crypto-lender-voyager,-cites-‘hostile’-regulatory-climate
Posted by | April 27, 2023
Binance Scraps Agreement To Purchase Embattled Crypto Lender Voyager, Cites ‘Hostile’ Regulatory Climate

The US subsidiary of leading crypto exchange Binance is backing out of the $1.3 billion deal to acquire the assets of bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital. Just last month, a...

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Posted by | March 2, 2023
Senior FTX Executive Who Received $543,000,000 Loan From Alameda Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges: Report

Former FTX head of engineering Nishad Singh is reportedly pleading guilty to criminal charges that occurred after Sam Bankman-Fried’s now bankrupt crypto exchange failed to meet customer withdrawals. Court documents...

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Posted by | June 8, 2022
Gillibrand and Lummis state that most altcoins are securities

“Most cryptocurrencies go to the SEC [...] Bitcoin and Ether would be certainly commodities, and that’s agreed upon,” said U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. 3622 Total views 36 Total shares United...

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Posted by | June 1, 2022
CFTC Commissioner Issues Warning, Says Crypto Investors Should View New Tokens As Lottery Tickets

A commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) is weighing in on the risks associated with buying cryptocurrencies after Terra (LUNA) and its algorithmic stablecoin TerraUSD (UST) collapsed last...

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Posted by | May 19, 2022
CFTC Chief Says Crypto Assets Will Be Divided Into Two Categories in Upcoming Regulation

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chair Rostin Behnam says cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) can be categorized as a security or a commodity for regulation purposes. In a...

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