Rostin Behnam is stepping down as chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Jan. 20, calling for stronger crypto oversight and leaving behind a legacy of enforcement.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued Gemini in 2022 for making misleading statements.
The proposed consent order, if approved by a judge, could allow Gemini Trust to avoid a Jan. 21 civil trial with the CFTC over alleged “false and misleading” statements.
The civil case between the US financial regulator and Gemini Trust Company was initially scheduled to go to trial before Donald Trump’s inauguration.
At least four of IcomTech’s operators are now behind bars after receiving prison sentences of up to 10 years this year.
The US commodities regulator recovered $12.7 billion in the FTX case, which was the “largest recovery for victims and sanctions in CFTC history.”
President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly considering appointing prominent figures with pro-crypto stances to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), an agency poised to play a pivotal role for the digital assets industry. This move aligns with Trump’s campaign promises to transform the United States into the “crypto capital of the planet” and a “Bitcoin […]
The research firm considers ETH an attractive investment opportunity, citing rising investor interest relative to Bitcoin.
According to a report by Fox Business, citing sources familiar with the matter, the incoming Donald Trump administration may empower the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to regulate certain crypto assets. SEC’s Crypto Loss Is CFTC’s Gain With nearly two months remaining before Trump assumes the US presidency, the incoming Republican administration is already making […]
MIAX joins Nasdaq and NYSE in listing options on Bitcoin ETFs. Cboe will start in December.
Paul Atkins, former SEC commissioner, could lead a more crypto-friendly regulatory era during the incoming Trump administration.
Distributed ledger technology can help solve longstanding challenges in US financial markets, the report said.
The CFTC’s Summer Mersinger advocates for structured crypto regulations, urging the industry to engage with the incoming US administration.
The role would be the first-ever crypto-specific White House role and may report directly to Trump, Bloomberg reported.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) may not like election betting, but only Congress — not the regulator — has the authority to ban it, embattled prediction market purveyor Kalshi argued in a Friday court filing.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs hurdle its biggest legal roadblock to date after the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) clarified that it’s no longer taking a role in clearing BTC ETF options. In a staff advisory dated November 15th, the CFTC, through its Division of Clearing and Risk, announced that it was transferring the approving authority […]
The United States has only approved ETFs for Bitcoin and Ether, versus some 30 digital asset types in Europe, according to the Financial Times.
Summer Mersinger, a Republican CFTC commissioner who has urged the regulatory to take a more accommodating stance on crypto, is among those under consideration
Not endorsed by Donald Trump, Senator John Thune defeated Elon Musk-supported Senator Rick Scott to become the new Senate majority leader.
A Republican-led Senate is poised to pass clearer crypto regulations, signaling a shift toward industry-friendly policies in the US.
Better Markets is using Polymarket's "French connection" as ammo against the prediction market's regulated competitor.
The US's first election betting market has added contracts for trading on national elections from Australia to Ecuador, public filings show.
A federal judge "erred" in letting prediction market purveyor Kalshi list and trade election contracts, attorneys for the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission argued in a brief to an appellate court Wednesday, reiterating many of the arguments it made during its case before the lower court.
While some say that prediction markets are a risk to democracy, others think they could serve the public by offering valuable insights and risk management tools.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Coinbase in June 2023 and accused the company of selling unregistered securities.
The likes of BlackRock and Franklin Templeton could see tokenized shares of their money-market funds pledged in trading after a major group under the aegis of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved guidelines for their use, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
Decentralized crypto exchange Mango Markets has already weathered a debilitating multimillion-dollar hack and the expensive regulatory investigations it spawned. The group may soon take another blow: a six-figure settlement with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
After the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's court defeat last week in the agency's pursuit of Kalshi's election contracts, the regulator's chairman, Rostin Behnam, said it will still keep pursuing the case against what it continues to contend is illegal activity.
Congressman John Rose of Tennessee introduced the “BRIDGE Digital Assets Act,” one of the most important legislative proposals with changes in the regulatory landscape of crypto assets in the United States. Related Reading: Trump Drops Major Clue On Crypto Project Launch Date It provides for a Joint Advisory Committee consisting of participants from the Securities […]
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission appealed its loss against prediction markets platform Kalshi to the D.C. Appeals Court late Thursday.