Senators may be dragging their feet when it comes to passing crypto legislation, said TD Cowen in a note on Monday.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
A new proposal from Senate Democrats aimed at preventing illicit activity through DeFi is getting heat from the crypto industry.
The government’s shutdown may not completely derail cryptocurrency legislation efforts, but insiders say it’s certainly not helping.
CME Group and other trading exchange leaders say nonstop trading could spread, but crypto is the natural first step.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Brian Quintenz, policy lead at a16z, is no longer being considered to lead the CFTC, according to reporting from Politico.
Gemini's co-founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss opposed Quintenz's nomination.
The "turf war is over," between the SEC and CFTC, said CFTC Acting Chair Caroline Pham during a roundtable on Monday.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
In February, the agency tapped Circle, Coinbase, Crypto.com, Moonpay, and Ripple for a non-cash collateral derivatives pilot program.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
The Trump administration is weighing backup candidates who may have crypto regulation expertise, according to Bloomberg.
While trading volumes across both Polymarket and Kalshi cooled after the U.S. elections last year, both platforms appear poised to grow.
Prediction markets are entering the mainstream as blockchain rails, AI analysis, and news feeds collide, according to analysts at Bernstein.
Quintenz shared screenshots of the Gemini founder asking him to prioritize 'rectifying' CFTC's history with the crypto exchange.
CFTC Chair nominee Brian Quintenz posted a lengthy statement and several screenshots of his conversation with Tyler Winklevoss.
The framework sets up negotiations with Republicans over ethics restrictions, enforcement, and the pace of legislation in the coming weeks.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will hold a joint roundtable on Sept. 29 to advance regulatory coordination in the digital asset sector. In a Sept. 5 joint statement, the agencies said fragmented oversight in the past had discouraged innovation and driven some crypto activity overseas. They […]
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Paul Atkins and Caroline Pham presented a united front when discussing future regulatory moves by their two agencies during a call on Friday.
The agencies' priorities include 24/7 markets, event contracts, perpetual contracts, innovation exemptions, and decentralized finance.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
"Polymarket has been given the green light to go live in the USA by the @CFTC," CEO Shane Coplan said Wednesday on X.
This initiative builds on the recommendations of the President's Working Group on Digital Asset Markets report.
The CFTC clarified on Thursday that non-U.S. exchanges have a path that allows Americans to trade on their platforms.
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will integrate Nasdaq’s surveillance system to strengthen oversight of digital asset and derivatives trading. The agency confirmed the move on Aug. 27, noting that it marks the replacement of its outdated 1990s-era monitoring tools with technology built for today’s 24-hour markets. Why the CFTC is upgrading The regulator […]
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The CFTC is adopting Nasdaq's surveillance program as it positions itself to take on a larger role in overseeing digital assets.
Commissioner Kristin Johnson announced Tuesday that she will officially depart the agency next week, setting September 3 as her last day.
Pham's statement follows the Aug. 4 rollout of the sprint's first phase, which set out to enable spot crypto trading on futures exchanges.