Tag: CFTCs
Coinbase Takes Aim at CFTC’s Definition of ‘Gaming’ in Proposed Prediction Market Rules
"If adopted, the rule would capture contracts as "gaming" that by any common understanding are not, in fact, gaming," Coinbase wrote, arguing that thi [...]
U.S. CFTC’s Behnam Says Agency Writing New Policy on Prediction Markets
"We must continually be fair and consistent in evaluating the products and proposals presented for our consideration," Behnam said."The commission mus [...]
Coinbase Chief Legal Officer: There’s ‘A Lot to Unpack’ in CFTC’s Filing Against Binance
Paul Grewal says it’s clear the agency is undertaking a great effort to understand what is happening at the largest crypto exchange by trading volume. [...]
How Bad Is the CFTC’s Binance Lawsuit?
Instead, this is likely just another significant blow to crypto’s reputation. Evidence suggests there is at least one informant at Binance, who passed [...]
Bitcoin Drops on CFTC’s Suit vs. Binance
Bitcoin sank below $27,000 following news of the lawsuit, dropping to its lowest level since March 17. The world’s largest cryptocurrency by market ca [...]
CFTC’s tech committee gathered in DC to talk DeFi, here’s what was discussed
The United States commodities regulator has gotten a crash course on decentralized finance (DeFi) today, with crypto executives briefing the regulator [...]
CFTC’s Johnson urges Congress for expanded powers in crypto oversight
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Kristin Johnson has urged Congress to adopt legislation that "closes the current gap in the o [...]
Stellar joins CFTC’s Global Markets Advisory Committee as one of four crypto orgs
The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has become the newest member of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Global Markets [...]
US CFTC’s Behnam Will Testify at FTX Hearing in Senate
The Agriculture Committee announced the hearing the same day it published a defense of the Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act, a bill support [...]
Over a Fifth of Cases in CFTC’s 2022 Crackdown Were Crypto-Related
The federal regulator’s annual enforcement results revealed that over 20% of the CFTC’s enforcement actions in 2022 involved crypto.
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DAOs Aren’t People, Crypto Lawyers Tell Court in CFTC’s Ooki Case
Still, it's how the CFTC has brought these charges that has attorneys in the crypto industry sounding alarm bells. The agency sought court permission [...]
The CFTC’s Ooki Dao action is a bad omen for American crypto developers
Considerable anxiety exists in the world of Web3 related to regulation and the legal status of cryptocurrency projects. It’s particularly apparent in [...]
CFTC’s Behnam Calls FTX Idea a Potential ‘Evolution’ in Market Structure
The application process seems to be “going well,” so far, said Zach Dexter, the CEO of FTX US Derivatives, at a separate event on Friday – the Securit [...]
CFTC’s Regulation by Enforcement Needs to Change, Commissioner Says
Commodity Futures Trading Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger, joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover,” to discuss the implications of enforcement by regulati [...]
Breaking Down the SEC and CFTC’s Autumn Wave of Enforcement Actions
Critics claim the regulators’ enforcement-first approach sets dangerous precedents in the absence of clear guidance for projects.
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