Cryptocurrency advocates, President Trump era regulators voiced enthusiasm and delight after passage of three cryptocurrency bills.
Lawmakers have passed cryptocurrency legislation to create a federal regulatory framework for stablecoins and write rules for the industry.
House lawmakers are back on track to push forward with cryptocurrency bills after a routine vote turned tumultuous earlier in the week.
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If pro-crypto legislation passes through Congress over the coming days, "crypto will never be the same" again, Hougan said.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who is known to be critical of the crypto industry, released standards to regulate that sector.
Crypto exchange Gemini has filed a formal complaint against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Enforcement (DOE), accusing it of pursuing a prolonged and unjustified legal campaign. On June 17, Gemini co-founder Tyler Winklevoss revealed that the firm submitted the complaints to the CFTC’s Office of the Inspector General on June 13. According […]
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Earlier this year, Gemini agreed to pay a fine to settle a CFTC dispute — a situation the exchange argues demonstrates the agency's "toxic" priorities.
Meanwhile, U.S. regulatory momentum is building, with stablecoin legislation advancing and a market structure bill in the works.
Quintenz said he would utilize his experience as head of policy at a16z crypto to shape future regulations around crypto.
Brian Quintenz, formerly a CFTC commissioner from 2017 to 2021, is set to appear before the Senate Agriculture Committee on June 10.
The CFTC is seeing a wave of departures among its top leadership, with all senior officials either recently leaving or set to step down.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Top lead at the U.S. CFTC Commissioner Kristin Johnson said she will be leaving the agency at the end of the year.
Her departure will leave the CFTC with just two commissioners, at least until new chair Brian Quintenz is confirmed by the Senate and sworn in.
Christy Goldsmith Romero, one of the top officials at the CFTC said her last day at the agency will be May 31.
One of the CFTC's chiefs, Summer Mersinger, is set to leave that agency and take on a new role — CEO of the Blockchain Association.
The CFTC appealed a federal judge’s ruling last year clearing Kalshi’s listing of a political prediction market, arguing that it presented a “profound” harm to the public.
Democrats and Republicans physically splintered on Tuesday, holding their own meetings to discuss the future of cryptocurrency regulation.
Key lawmakers are set to release a discussion draft in the coming days that would lay out a momentous regulatory framework for digital assets.
Former Rep. McHenry is predicting "a wicked hot summer of legislation for crypto" as lawmakers quickly try to get bills finalized by August.
Advocacy group Solana Policy Institute is adding another crypto veteran to its ranks — Rachel Green Horn to be its chief marketing officer.
XRP is arguably a natural expansion for the CME given that its $127 billion market cap, making it the fourth-largest token.
The agency is determined to treat crypto derivatives the same way it treats everything else.
Long time crypto advocate Miller Whitehouse-Levine is taking on his next endeavour in Washington in launching the Solana Policy Institute.
The core dispute: Whether federal oversight by the CFTC preempts state authority to regulate sports-related event contracts offered by Kalshi.
Coinbase is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire Deribit, Kraken is set to acquire NinjaTrader and Robinhood is integrating Bitstamp.
As attention toward crypto ramps up in Washington, a16z crypto has tapped its general counsel, Miles Jennings, to become head of policy.
The former CEO of FTX once again claimed that he's wrongfully convicted as he apparently tries to make the case for a presidential pardon.
The CFTC's Christy Goldsmith Romero said she plans to step down after nominee Brian Quintenz is confirmed to lead the agency.