Key Takeaways The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Thursday announced a “Crypto Sprint” initiative to accelerate the implementation of policy recommendations for digital asset markets. Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham said the initiative will focus on turning the…
Key Takeaways The White House has once again delayed the confirmation process of Brian Quintenz, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), halting a scheduled Senate Agriculture Committee vote for the second time in a…
Key Takeaways Summer Mersinger, one of the four commissioners at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission(CFTC), announced her resignation on Wednesday. She will be donning the role of a CEO Blockchain Association in her next stint. As per her statement,…
Key Takeaways The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has subpoenaed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase as part of its investigation into the crypto-based prediction platform Polymarket. The subpoena, issued on January 8, 2025, requires Coinbase to provide customer information about…
Key Takeaways In a significant development, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Global Markets Advisory Committee has endorsed the use of tokenized assets as collateral in derivatives markets. This recommendation, presented by the subcommittee on digital assets, highlights the potential…
Key Takeaways U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Summer Mersinger emphasized the need for standardized crypto regulations. She was giving a speech at the North American Blockchain Summit on November 21. Mersinger pointed to recent enforcement efforts, such as…
Key Takeaways Leading crypto exchange Gemini, is urging the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to reconsider its proposed regulation that would ban all event contracts on decentralized prediction markets. The proposal, which was voted on by the CFTC in…
Key Takeaways: Collapsed cryptocurrency giant FTX has reached a significant settlement with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), agreeing to pay $12.7 billion to resolve a high-profile lawsuit. The deal marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing saga of FTX’s…
The former chief of the US CFTC, J. Christopher Giancarlo, has joined the board of directors of the crypto company Paxos.
Key Takeaways This week, a notable rift unfolded within the realm of cryptocurrency regulation, triggered by CFTC Commissioner Caroline Pham’s expression of apprehension over the agency’s recent actions against KuCoin, a leading cryptocurrency exchange. Pham’s remarks raised significant concerns regarding…
