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President Donald Trump has tapped CFTC commissioner Caroline Pham as the regulator’s acting commissioner.
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Crypto.com has rejected the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s request to pause all trading for its sports contracts as the commission decides to review whether they violate any regulations on gaming. According to a recent Bloomberg report, the CFTC has asked…
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How did a crypto betting platform become a global controversy, drawing fire from Singapore and the FBI and outraged users? Polymarket’s mounting troubles Singapore shines as a leading hub for technology and innovation. Yet, when it comes to gambling, the…
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The CFTC are voting on whether Crypto.com futures contracts, that let investors bet on who will win major football games including the Super Bowl, should be subject to a 90-day review. According to a Bloomberg report published on Jan. 14,…
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Rostin Behnam, chair of the U.S. CFTC, will resign on January 20, the same day as Donald Trump’s inauguration as America’s 47th President.
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Gemini, the crypto exchange founded by the Winklevoss twins, will pay $5 million in penalties to settle with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The company agreed to a “proposed consent order” signed by the CFTC on Monday, according to Bloomberg.…
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Former commissioner and current Chief of Policy at a16z Crypto, Brian Quintenz, is reportedly in the running to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission under the Trump administration. According to a Bloomberg report, insider sources who wish to stay anonymous…
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed a civil enforcement action against Washington State pastor Francier Obando Pinillo for allegedly operating a fraudulent multilevel marketing scheme involving digital assets. The scheme, run through entities under the ‘Solanofi’ name, targeted over…
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The U.S. President-elect’s administration is considering the commodity trading authority to take over the crypto regulations. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is in Donald Trump’s eye to lead the emerging financial industry, cryptocurrency, after the exchange commission weighed on…
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An advisory committee of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has voted in favor of allowing tokenized assets to be used as collateral for margin trading. The CFTC’s Global Markets Advisory Committee forwarded the recommendation around these blockchain or distributed ledger…
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President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is reportedly exploring the creation of a “crypto czar” role to oversee digital asset policy, with former Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Chris Giancarlo emerging as a top contender. This potential position would mark the…
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Will Congress fix crypto regulation before it’s too late? Behnam says the lack of legal clarity leaves the CFTC “handcuffed” as the crypto market continues to evolve. CFTC is “handcuffed” U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Rostin Behnam is raising…
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U.S. regulators have imposed $32 billion in fines on crypto companies to resolve compliance disputes. Who did they make the most money from? Of the total, a record $19.45 billion came in 2024. This is due to the $12.7 billion…
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Following court battles with the CFTC, Kalshi has won approval to list prediction contracts on which political party will dominate Congress. Kalshi, the sole U.S.-regulated prediction market, can resume listing its Congressional event contracts in America, a United States Court…
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New York resident William Koo Ichioka agreed to pay $36 million in a CFTC case alleging cryptocurrency and forex fraud. According to a Sept. 20 notice, Judge Vince Chhabria of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California…
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Wintermute plans to foray into the on-chain prediction market, with its first betting pool focused on the U.S. presidential elections. The crypto trading firm and market maker Wintermute disclosed ongoing work on an on-chain betting platform, OutcomeMarket. The decentralized protocol…
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