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Two major financial regulators are considering potential regulatory “innovation exemptions” for DeFi. SEC and CFTC continue to work together to bring regulatory clarity on crypto. On Friday, September 5, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission…
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The SEC and CFTC's new partnership aims to clear the way for regulated crypto spot trading.
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The CFTC has issued fresh guidance that reopens a pathway for U.S. traders to legally access offshore exchanges.
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CFTC to monitor crypto markets with Nasdaq technology
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission will allow spot crypto contracts to trade on federally registered exchanges, a landmark step to bring digital asset markets under direct federal oversight. The announcement, published Aug. 4 on the CFTC’s website, is part…
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Eight months after FBI agents stormed his Soho penthouse, Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan has the last laugh. The DOJ and CFTC quietly dropped their probes with nothing to show, exposing the cracks in Washington’s crypto crackdown. On July 15, Bloomberg…
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Avery Ching isn’t just shipping code anymore. The Aptos co-founder and CEO has been appointed to the CFTC’s digital asset panel, signaling a new era where those who build the infrastructure help shape its regulation. On June 30, Aptos Labs…
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With a courtroom battle barely in the rearview, Kalshi is reportedly raising over $100 million at a valuation topping $1 billion. The timing suggests a calculated bet: that regulated prediction markets are finally finding legal and institutional footing. On June…
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The Winklevoss twins-owned crypto exchange Gemini has filed a formal complaint against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), pushing back against a legal battle from 2022. In a recently submitted 13-page letter to CFTC Inspector General Christopher Skinner, Gemini accused…
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Caroline Pham, the acting chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has made it clear that crypto firms shouldn’t expect a free pass on regulation just because political administration is shifting. Speaking at the Coinbase Annual Summit with Yahoo…
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Can Brian Quintenz steer CFTC’s crypto future without bias? Will his a16z and Kalshi ties raise red flags as the Senate reviews his nomination? Brian Quintenz faces Senate for CFTC chair role Brian Quintenz, President Donald Trump’s nominee to chair…
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Decentralized finance protocol Hyperliquid submitted formal responses to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s recent requests for comment on perpetual futures and 24/7 trading. In a May 22 Medium post, the Hyper Foundation said it submitted two letters to CFTC…
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Summer Mersinger, a commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has said that the trading of crypto perpetual futures could soon come to the United States. Summer Mersinger, who leaves the Commodity Futures Trading Commission at the end of the…
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The Blockchain Association has appointed CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger as its new Chief Executive Officer, signaling a shift in leadership as the crypto industry confronts growing regulatory scrutiny in Washington. Mersinger will step into the role on June 2, following…
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A U.S. District Court in Nevada has granted Kalshi a preliminary injunction, temporarily halting the state’s efforts to block the crypto-based prediction market from operating. The ruling allows Kalshi to continue offering sports event contracts in Nevada while its legal…
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