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Caroline Pham, a CFTC commissioner, has publicly criticized her agency's legal action against the crypto exchange KuCoin.
Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Rostin Behnam again asks the U.S. Congress to take active action in crypto regulation.
Regulators are emphasizing efforts to align CFTC oversight with technological advancement, ensuring that customer protection remains paramount as markets evolve.
Image Generation AI (IMGNAI) witnessed a substantial price increase following the announcement of its $1.6-million seed round.
Per the CFTC, the complaint asserts that certain officers and managers of Debiex established “intimate” relationships with prospective customers by disseminating false information to gain trust.
According to data, crypto and digital payments companies paid nearly $6 billion in fines in 2023 for shortcomings in customer checks and anti-money laundering controls violations. Crypto and fintech groups faced fines exceeding those of the entire traditional financial system…
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will focus on the decentralized finance (DeFi) market. On Jan. 8, a CFTC’s Committee of Advisors called on the regulatory body and the government to focus on DeFi to understand the workings of…
A U.S. court has ruled in the case of the largest crypto exchange, Binance. The U.S. District Court for Northern Illinois approved a previously announced settlement. It concluded the enforcement action first taken by the CFTC in November. The document…
Crypto derivatives firm Bitnomial has received approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to register as a derivatives clearing organization in the U.S., enabling it to settle margined futures and options contracts. The approval, secured by a four-to-one vote at…
In a recent CNBC interview, CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam declared most crypto assets as commodities under current law.
Binance received a “heightened” multi-billion fine following previous public warnings from several regulators, said the CFTC Commissioner.
Brian Armstrong’s U.S. crypto exchange emailed some users about a court summons received from the CFTC regarding rival platform Bybit.
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero said the regulator will continue to pursue cryptocurrency exchanges that break the law. In a statement quoted by Business Insider, the commissioner emphasized that “there are no pirate ships in…
The co-founders of Opyn stepped down as their defi options protocol faced charges from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in September. CEO Zubin Koticha revealed today in an X post that he and co-founder Alexis Gauba have chosen to…
Crypto lender Celsius Network continues to face legal upheavals as it embarks on a new journey post-bankruptcy. Meanwhile, its native CEL token has seen a 40% increase in the past seven days.
Digital assets were the target of about half of the reports reviewed by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for the 2023 financial year. The CFTC’s efforts are particularly effective in the crypto industry, where most financial frauds for…