2025-6-18 21:45 |
New legislation in Washington would have the CFTC regulate crypto, but is it currently able to provide effective rulemaking?
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The CLARITY Act proposes a split between SEC and CFTC to regulate digital assets more clearly. The industry cautiously supports the bill, though concerns remain over DeFi protThe post Breaking down the CLARITY Act: What it means for crypto's future appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2025-6-10 18:00 | |
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US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce has acknowledged that the financial regulator may not have the authority to regulate most memecoins. In a Feb. 11 Bloomberg interview, the financial regulator pointed out that current laws do not classify these tokens as securities, leaving a gap in oversight.
2025-2-13 19:45 | |
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The U.S. President-elect’s administration is considering the commodity trading authority to take over the crypto regulations. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is in Donald Trump’s eye to lead the emerging financial industry, cryptocurrency, after the exchange commission weighed on…
2024-11-27 02:18 | |
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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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Both parties argue the CFTC's move to regulate prediction markets is an overreach, with Dragonfly arguing that the recent 'Chevron' court ruling limits its power.
2024-8-13 07:30 | |
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Billionaire investor Mark Cuban says that assigning all authority to the CFTC “could solve” the problem of vocal crypto voters for current United States president Joe Biden.
2024-5-12 04:31 | |
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Billionaire investor Mark Cuban says that assigning all authority to the CFTC "could solve" the problem of vocal crypto voters for current United States president Joe Biden.
2024-5-11 04:31 | |
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Binance said that the CFTC is attempting to regulate foreign individuals and corporations operating outside the United States, going beyond the limits of its statutory jurisdiction.
2023-7-28 10:31 | |
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House Republicans have introduced a draft proposal to address gaps in cryptocurrency regulations, assigning the CFTC authority over crypto commodities and the SEC for digital securities. To bridge the gaps in the current regulatory framework surrounding cryptocurrencies, House Republicans have…
2023-6-5 11:59 | |
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman Rostin Benham said on May 18 that his agency cannot regulate cash crypto markets. In an interview on Bloomberg’s Odd Lots podcast, Benham said: “[We] don’t have legal authority to police cash crypto markets.
2023-5-19 23:22 | |
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SEC Chair Gary Gensler discussed Bitcoin, the political repercussions of FTX collapse and the future of crypto regulation in a recent interview. This comes as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) await a decision on who will have the authority to regulate specific crypto products.
2023-2-27 13:00 | |
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The SEC and CFTC are unlikely to issue new rules covering crypto this year. But, if they did, calls from policymakers to regulate through rulemaking rather than enforcement offer a useful way forward, says Michael Selig, an attorney at Willkie Farr & Gallagher.
2023-1-24 18:04 | |
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Appearing on CoinDesk TV, Summer K. Mersinger discussed why the need to regulate crypto will require working closely with other agencies.
2022-11-29 00:23 | |
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The Chairman of the SEC said he would support Congress handing more power to the CFTC to regulate cryptocurrencies. The post SEC Chairman wants the CFTC to regulate Bitcoin, Ethereum appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2022-9-8 17:30 | |
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The governing committee “might be a way to develop standards for this market,” former CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover.”
2022-8-23 00:34 | |
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Former federal prosecutor Grant Fondo joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” to discuss the latest effort by the U.S. Senate to divy up crypto regulation between the SEC and CFTC, and why that effort doesn’t settle the issue of who should regulate what.
2022-8-8 20:44 | |
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A new bill is being proposed in the United States Senate that would also give the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) more regulatory authority to oversee crypto markets. The post Second Crypto Bill in US Senate Would Also See CTFC Regulate Industry appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2022-8-4 22:00 | |
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The bill seeks to empower the CFTC to regulate bitcoin as a digital commodity while excluding securities from also falling under the same category.
2022-8-4 18:37 | |
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Two top-ranking members of the U.S Senate Committee have proposed legislation that could see Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other digital assets fall under the oversight of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
2022-8-3 17:32 | |
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The regulators in the United States are all working towards regulating the cryptocurrency market.… The post SEC and CFTC cooperation is crucial to regulate the crypto space, says FTX CEO appeared first on Coin Journal.
2022-5-6 13:49 | |
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The agency’s $365 million proposed FY2023 budget includes significant allocation for CPAs and whistleblowers.
2022-3-30 20:17 | |
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Tuesday’s charges are just the latest in the CFTC’s efforts to regulate the crypto industry.
2022-3-9 23:02 | |
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When it comes to the American crypto sector, one huge source of confusion is the matter of which body should largely regulate crypto exchanges and their products. Is it the state government[s], the SEThe post With FairX acquisition, is Coinbase moving away from the SEC and towards CFTC appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2022-1-14 02:30 | |
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will convene a meeting with the Biden administration’s working group on financial markets to discuss stablecoin regulation. “In light of the rapid growth in digital assets, it is important for the agencies to collaborate on the regulation of this sector and the development of any recommendations for new authorities,” said […]
2021-7-17 18:30 | |
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In its strategic plan for 2020-2024, the CFTC will develop a framework to regulate and promote digital assets. Alongside Coinbase’s IPO dreams, this could be a catalyst for major adoption...
2020-7-11 11:18 | |
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The last few years have seen national governments and central banks grappling with how to regulate the crypto-sphere. The US is no exception, but the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is one federal agency that is more supportive of the industry’s growth.
2019-12-16 20:27 | |
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Christopher Giancarlo talks about how the CFTC is using its 80-year-old protocol to regulate new technology and the risks of a clearinghouse holding its own digital currency.
2019-4-23 19:06 | |
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According to a March 18, 2019, working paper published by former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Timothy Massad, the large gap in crypto-regulations in the U. S. has led to continual frauds and weak investor protection in the budding cryptocurrency ecosystem.
2019-3-21 00:00 | |
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United States Congressman, Darren Soto (D-Fla) has reportedly said that the issue of crypto regulation should be left to the jurisdiction of the U. S Commodity Futures Trading Commission, rather than the almighty Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), reported Cheddar on January 10, 2019.
2019-1-13 18:00 | |
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On November 16, 2018, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a public statement clarifying its intent to regulate activities involving the issuance and trading of digital assets.
2018-11-21 01:44 | |
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CFTC chair Christopher Giancarlo explained how DLT can be used to help the agency more efficiently regulate markets during a speech Wednesday.
2018-11-8 22:01 | |
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Blockvest is being sued the Securities and Exchange Commission for making false claims that the regulator’s approval for its planned ICO. The regulator is looking for an injunction against the defendant in return for all the financial gains of its ICO activities.
2018-10-15 18:00 | |
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When the SEC announced its rejection of the Winklevosses’ latest bitcoin ETF filing, the industry found itself reckoning with a problem on repeat: striving toward the goal of approval, another Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) proposal faced the SEC’s death knell.
2018-8-4 22:49 | |
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A new shift occurred in regulatory sentiment in the US, as the Chamber of Commerce, a representative of large corporation and SMEs offered suggestions to the SEC. The suggestions that were offered pertained to the regulation of Initial Coin Offerings [ICOs].
2018-7-24 06:28 | |
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South Korean fintech unicorn Toss plans to launch a finance superapp in Australia this year and issue a Korean won stablecoin once regulations allow.
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