2025-9-10 17:15 |
CFTC is mulling a cross-border regime that could allow U. S. customers to trade directly on select international crypto exchanges, provided those platforms operate under regulatory standards deemed comparable to American rules. origin »
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Polymarket and other offshore platforms are under CFTC scrutiny for compliance, and the SEC and German authorities are ramping up crypto crackdowns.
2024-9-24 22:05 | |
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If an offshore entity’s “footprint” in the US is big enough, they must register their derivative contracts or risk facing enforcement actions, says CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam.
2024-9-18 08:49 | |
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Congressman Ritchie Torres has called on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to regulate election-related prediction markets rather than blocking them. In a letter addressed to CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam, Torres urged the regulator to focus on promoting responsible innovation and working with platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket to ensure such markets are regulated rather […] The post Lawmaker calls on CFTC to regulate election markets as Polymarket activity falters amid uncertainty appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2024-9-17 20:30 | |
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Polymarket faces regulatory pressure, leading to a sharp drop in activity. The CFTC's crackdown on election-related contracts affects similar platforms. The post Polymarket Activity Drops 40% as CFTC Seeks to Halt Kalshi Prediction Platform appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2024-9-17 16:41 | |
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The CFTC's action against Uniswap Labs highlights increasing regulatory scrutiny on DeFi platforms, potentially reshaping the crypto landscape. The post CFTC charges Uniswap Labs for illegal crypto derivatives trading, imposes $175,000 penalty appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2024-9-5 18:54 | |
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission placed a trio of decentralized crypto platforms into its crosshairs last week. An aggressive set of charges from the CFTC – which zeroed in on how the trading platforms handle certain kinds of third-party token swaps – contrasted with the regulator’s more lenient image.
2023-9-14 20:01 | |
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Caroline Pham, a Commissioner of the U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), proposed that the financial regulator launch a pilot regulatory sandbox scheme for digital assets in a speech delivered before the Cato Institute on Sept.
2023-9-8 14:11 | |
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Senior House Republicans have officially introduced a bill that seeks to change how crypto markets function in the United States. Republican members of the Agriculture and Financial Services Committees of the United States House have introduced this bill to create a regulatory framework for digital assets.
2023-7-21 18:30 | |
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The Commodity Future Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman affirmed that DeFi services offering derivatives would be regulated by the CFTC. The post CFTC Chairman Affirms Regulatory Authority over DeFi Platforms Offering Derivatives appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2023-5-19 18:20 | |
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Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero wants crypto exchanges blocked from self-certifying crypto and crypto products before going live on their platforms.
2023-1-19 06:15 | |
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The bill defines digital commodities and requires registration of digital commodities platforms by the CFTC, with language that needs tightening.
2022-8-4 22:01 | |
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“A lot of people have losses who didn't understand the risks they were taking,” former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Timothy Massad said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover,” following the freezing of account withdrawals on crypto trading platform Celsius.
2022-6-16 23:43 | |
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The SEC chief suggests securities, commodities “intertwined” in current trading venues.
2022-4-5 23:39 | |
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One of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, Kraken, received a $1. 25M fine. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission imposed the “civil monetary penalty” plus a cease and desist from “further violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA)” on September 28th.
2021-9-29 12:14 | |
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The commissioner has said the CFTC’s enforcement actions in the crypto space have been “aggressive," and hinted that decentralized finance platforms were likely illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act.
2021-9-29 20:01 | |
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission chief has declared unlicensed decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms illegal after searching for the term on Google. The post CFTC Commissioner Calls for Crackdown on ‘Illegal’ DeFi appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2021-6-9 09:13 | |
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CFTC Commissioner Dan M. Berkovitz has called for a crackdown on unregulated DeFi derivatives platforms.
2021-6-9 06:16 | |
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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged BitMEX with illegally operating a cryptocurrency derivatives platform and for Anti-Money-Laundering (AML) violations. BitMEX, one of the largest crypto derivatives platforms, does not allow US customers and commented late on Thursday, Oct 1, 2020: We strongly disagree with the U.
2020-10-2 19:39 | |
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A new guidance document issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) could be detrimental to the growth of crypto derivatives platforms in the United States. Exchanges with futures and options that aren’t CFTC regulated must mandatorily allow customers the option to take delivery of the underlying, per Bloomberg, March 26, 2020.
2020-3-26 14:00 | |
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The new Chair of the CFTC – Commodity Futures Trading Commission – has declared today that Ether (ETH) is a commodity – leaving the door open to a plethora of newly regulated derivatives products on platforms like the Cboe.
2019-10-10 17:06 | |
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U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has appointed Coinbase’s former Vice President, Dorothy D. DeWitt, to serve as the Director of the Division of Market Oversight. Previously, she had led Coinbase as the General Counsel of Business Lines and Markets.
2019-9-18 13:00 | |
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Coinspeaker CFTC Taps Coinbase’s VP to Lead Division Responsible for Bitcoin Futures OversightAt CFTC, Coinbase's Dorothy D. DeWitt will be responsible for the supervision of derivatives platforms, including bitcoin futures, swap data repositories, as well as for the evaluation of the new platform-traded products.
2019-9-18 11:37 | |
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July wasn't exactly a banner month for crypto investors, but it turns out it was even worse for one of the world's largest bitcoin trading platforms: BitMEX. BitMEX Just Had Its Worst Month Ever by One Key Metric Data curated by TokenAnalyst reveals that BitMEX, a cryptocurrency exchange that offers up to 100x leverage, suffered […] The post BitMEXodus: Bitcoin Traders Abandon Exchange Amid CFTC Probe appeared first on CCN Markets
2019-8-5 01:00 | |
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Bitmex, one of the largest cryptocurrency trading platforms in the world, has seen significant success by providing traders with high-leveraging and being a pioneer in providing crypto derivatives.
2019-7-20 21:45 | |
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The Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has started an investigation into BitMEX, the largest margin trading platform in the crypto market, according to a Bloomberg report. BitMEX, along with other major margin trading platforms, have not allowed U.
2019-7-20 15:00 | |
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The Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has started an investigation into BitMEX, the largest margin trading platform in the crypto market, according to a Bloomberg report. BitMEX, along with other major margin trading platforms, have not allowed U.
2019-7-19 15:00 | |
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Nestled in the exhibition room at this year’s Consensus conference, the U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) had a message for conference goers as they weaved in and out of booths representing various projects and startups in the space: “Be on the lookout for virtual currency fraud” and if you see it, let us know.
2019-5-17 19:00 | |
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By CCN: It’s finally happening. The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent company of Bakkt, has officially filed for bitcoin futures approval with the U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), according to a blog post this morning by Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler.
2019-5-14 21:20 | |
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On May 9, 2019, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), issued new “interpretive guidance” about how its regulations apply to businesses that conduct money transmissions in virtual currencies.
2019-5-11 21:34 | |
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What Is Trading Epic? Trading Epic is one of the leading platforms in the United States that offer binary options, forex, and spreads. The platform claims that it is regulated by the CFTC. It is based in New York, with member funds held in segregated accounts in major US banks. By this, it claims to offer […]
2019-2-7 10:16 | |
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Latest Ethereum News In a report, the USD CFTC now defines smart contracts—that mostly run on platforms as Ethereum and Waves for example—as “a set of coded computer functions that can self-execute actions based on criteria being met or not met”.
2018-12-4 16:43 | |
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The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a new office to engage with cryptocurrency and blockchain startups. Called the Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub), the division will make it easier for fintech startups to interact with the regulator on related issues and the legal implications of products before they launch them.
2018-10-19 01:51 | |
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In a landmark case for the cryptocurrency industry, a federal judge has ruled that a cryptocurrency caught in the midst of a lawsuit is a commodity, court documents reveal.
2018-9-28 23:15 | |
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A cluster of major US inflation and jobs reports due this week could spike volatility in stocks and crypto, with Fed policy expectations in focus as liquidity drops. A series of U.S. economic data releases scheduled for this week could…
Kraken's parent company made a first step toward an IPO, hoping to follow the path of Circle, Gemini, Bullish, and Figure Technologies
New Hampshire has once again notched the first position among other U.S. states after launching a Bitcoin-backed municipal bond. New Hampshire’s business financing agency, the Business Finance Authority, signed the approval on Nov 17 to authorize a “first of its…
United States authorities have indicted Chicago-based crypto ATM operator Virtual Assets LLC and its founder, Firas Isa, with money laundering charges involving fraud and narcotics proceeds. Isa and his firm operated Crypto Dispensers, a company whose core business involved offering…
The U. S. Senate Banking Committee will vote in December 2025 on comprehensive cryptocurrency market structure legislation, according to committee Chair Tim Scott on a recent television interview on Fox News.
Will the White House proposal give the IRS broader access to offshore crypto data as agencies push for tighter tax oversight? The White House is examining a proposed rule that would give the Internal Revenue Service access to data on…
Treasury yields, Federal Reserve policy, have put pressure on risk assets, including Bitcoin, during the government shutdown. The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is over, but the crypto markets are still in the red. Just hours after lawmakers finalized…