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Former CFTC Chair: Crypto Regulations Must Not Wait for Litigation, Standards Needed Today

A crackdown on the crypto industry in the US should not wait for litigation in courts to conclude, but instead move forward with temporary restraints while the courts do their work, a former regulator has said.Speaking with CNBC on Monday, Timothy Massad, former chairman of the Commodity Futures...

, by Fredrik Vold

CFTC Finds Celsius Network and Its Ex-CEO Guilty of Breaking Rules

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) investigators have ruled that crypto lender Celsius Network and its former CEO Alex Mashinsky violated US rules before the company collapsed. The findings suggest that Celsius misled investors and failed to register with the...

, by Ruholamin Haqshanas

BNY Mellon, Franklin Templeton Heads to Co-Chair New Digital Asset Panel

BNY Mellon and Franklin Templeton have been appointed as co-chairs of the new Digital Assets Market Subcommittee by the US derivatives and commodities regulator. Caroline Butler, the global head of digital assets at BNY Mellon, and Sandy Kaul, the head of digital...

, by Ruholamin Haqshanas

Ex-Trader Ackerman Ordered to Pay $54 Million Fine for Crypto Fraud

The former New York Stock Exchange broker Micahel Ackerman has been ordered to pay $54 million in penalties by a federal court for running a crypto fraud, as per a release from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).A judge at the Southern District of New York court has banned Ackerman...

, by Jai Pratap

Binance Is Being Investigated by French Authorities: Bloomberg News

Binance is under investigation by French authorities for “acts of aggravated money laundering,” an official for the Paris public prosecutor’s office told Bloomberg. The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange is also being investigated for the “alleged illegal...

, by Sarah Wynn

US CFTC Wins Precedent Setting Case Against Ooki DAO, Calling It a ‘Wake-Up Call’

A US district judge ruled in favor of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission in its litigation against Ooki DAO — which could have further implications for other decentralized autonomous organizations. Judge William H. Orrick entered a default judgment order on Thursday night,...

, by Sarah Wynn

US CFTC Chair Says Claim That the Agency Is a ‘Light Touch Regulator’ Could Not Be ‘Farther From the Truth’

US Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Rostin Behnam pushed back on assertions that his agency would be a “light touch regulator” for cryptocurrency, following an eventful week and as lawmakers contemplate legislation to regulate the industry. Behnam was asked on Tuesday...

, by Sarah Wynn

US CFTC Chair Behnam, Coinbase Chief Legal Among Others To Testify at House Hearing

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Rostin Behnam, Coinbase’s Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal and a slew of former regulators are set to testify Tuesday morning in front of a US congressional committee.The House Agriculture Committee will meet to discuss legislation to regulate...

, by Sarah Wynn

Draft Legislation From House Republicans Drums Up Support From Crypto Advocates

New draft legislation is drumming up support among cryptocurrency advocates who cheered its focus on defining what constitutes a security versus a commodity.Republican lawmakers teamed up on Friday in the US House Financial Services Committee and the House Agriculture Committee on a discussion...

, by Sarah Wynn

House Republican Leaders Release Discussion Draft To Draw Clear Lines on Digital Asset Definitions

Republican lawmakers teamed up in the US House Financial Services Committee and the House Agriculture Committee on a discussion draft to regulate digital assets.The legislation, released on Friday, seeks clarity on when a digital asset would be considered a security and thereby regulated by the...

, by Sarah Wynn

US Regulator Sets It Sights on Crypto Risks in Potential Risk Management Rules

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is taking a closer look at its rules governing risk management, with an eye towards digital assets.The agency published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on Thursday, asking for public comment on risk management requirements for swap dealers and...

, by Sarah Wynn

US Regulator Issues Warning for Firms Providing Clearings Services for Crypto

A US regulator warned firms on Tuesday of the risks that come with the clearing of digital assets. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued an advisory titled, “Review of Risks Associated with Expansion of DCO Clearing of Digital Assets.” Derivatives clearing...

, by Sarah Wynn

US Regulator Charges Five in a “Fraudulent Digital Assets Trading Scheme” After They Targeted Spanish-Speaking Communities

A US regulator charges five people on Wednesday for allegedly “fraudulently soliciting” money from more than 170 people for a company called Icomtech to trade bitcoin and other assets for them. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a complaint in the US District Court for...

, by Sarah Wynn

Reuters Says They Stand by Its Reporting On Binance Commingling Customer Funds

Reuters says it stands by its reporting following criticism it received from a Binance executive on its story that said the world’s largest crypto exchange commingled customer funds. In a story published on Tuesday, Reuters reporters said that Binance commingled customer funds with...

, by Sarah Wynn

Binance Denies Reuters Report That It Commingled Customer Funds

Binance is pushing back against a Reuters report that said the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange commingled customer funds with company revenue in 2020 and 2021. Binance Chief Communications Officer Patrick Hillmann called the story “weak,” in a five paragraph tweet on...

, by Sarah Wynn

US CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam Says DeFi Crypto Exchanges Can Be Regulated – Here’s the Latest

Decentralized exchanges (DEXs) and other aspects of the decentralized finance (DeFi) world can be regulated in the US, even though it is “just code,” according to Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chair Rostin Behnam.“It’s easy to suggest, ‘oh there’s...

, by Fredrik Vold

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