CFTC News

CFTC chairman Rostin Behnam wants more funding and regulatory authority to oversee cryptocurrency spot markets as lawmakers edge closer to comprehensive legislation.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is reportedly investigating Jump Crypto, a crypto trading and Web3 infrastructure development firm of Jump Trading Group. Fortune reported that CFTC was also looking into the Chicago-based crypto firm’s investing activities. CFTC and…

Approval of a spot Ethereum ETF by the U.S. securities regulator could pave the way for a similar fund for Solana, according to Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart. Solana, the fifth-largest cryptocurrency by market value, might see its own spot exchange-traded…

The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (HR 4763), commonly referred to as FIT21, by the end of this month. According to a letter from a16z, this…

Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair J. Christopher Giancarlo will join the board of directors at Paxos.

Peter Thiel's venture capital firm, Founders Fund, led the effort to raise $70 million in investment for Polymarket

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.