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BNY Mellon, Franklin Templeton Heads to Co-Chair New Digital Asset Panel

3.7.2023
BNY Mellon and Franklin Templeton have been appointed as co-chairs of the new Digital Assets Market Subcommittee by the US derivatives and commodities regulator. Caroline Butler, the global head of digital assets at BNY Mellon, and Sandy Kaul, the head of digital and industry advisory services...

US Court Orders Operator of Digital Asset Trading Scam to Pay $54 Million

30.6.2023
According to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Michael Ackerman, the operator of an alleged fraudulent digital asset trading scheme, has been issued with an injunction order which bars him from trading in any CFTC-regulated markets or registering with the CFTC. The injunction also...

Ex-Trader Ackerman Ordered to Pay $54 Million Fine for Crypto Fraud

29.6.2023
The former New York Stock Exchange broker Micahel Ackerman has been ordered to pay $54 million in penalties by a federal court for running a crypto fraud, as per a release from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). A judge at the Southern District of New York court has banned Ackerman...

CFTC issues $54M default judgment against trader in crypto fraud scheme

28.6.2023
As a result of the judgment, the defendant is also now prohibited from engaging in any trading activities within markets regulated by the CFTC and is barred from registering with the regulatory body

Former NYSE Broker to Pay $54M to Settle CFTC Crypto Fraud Charges

28.6.2023
Michael Ackerman pleaded guilty in 2021 to charges of defrauding around 150 investors for $33 million in a digital asset trading scheme

CFTC Kicks Off Review of Kalshi's Congressional Control Prediction Markets

24.6.2023
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission began a formal review and public comment period to evaluate prediction market Kalshi's proposed contracts to bet on who will control Congress

CFTC Takes Action Against New York Resident for $21M Crypto Pooling Scam

23.6.2023
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed an enforcement action against a New York city resident, William Koo Ichioka, for fraudulently misappropriating over $21 million from over 100 commodity pool participants' funds

JPMorgan Managing Director Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou: Hinman Docs Are a ‘Boost to Ethereum’

23.6.2023
Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, a managing director at JPMorgan, believes the release of the Hinman docs in the Ripple vs. SEC case will influence crypto regulation. Panigirtzoglou stated this document release is likely to start a race for other cryptocurrency projects to become more decentralized...

CFTC Charges Man With Fraud in ‘Pig Butchering’ Crypto Romance Scam

22.6.2023
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Fed sees stablecoin as form of money, wants ‘robust’ role in its oversight, Powell says

21.6.2023
The Federal Reserve chair gave his opinion on draft crypto legislation at the House Financial Services Committee’s semi-annual Fed policy hearing

CFTC to Review Prediction Market Kalshi’s Contracts to Bet on Control of Congress

17.6.2023
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission will decide on June 26 whether to start a formal 90-day review of prediction market provider KalshiEX’s contract that allows users to bet on which party takes control of the U.S. Congress

Binance Is Being Investigated by French Authorities: Bloomberg News

16.6.2023
Binance is under investigation by French authorities for “acts of aggravated money laundering,” an official for the Paris public prosecutor’s office told Bloomberg. The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange is also being investigated for the “alleged illegal provision of digital asset services...

Former SEC Official Predicts Impending DOJ Indictment Against Binance

12.6.2023
Former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official John Reed Stark said on Sunday via Twitter that he believes the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed or will file a criminal indictment related to Binance. Stark, who draws from his experience in the SEC Enforcement Division, pointed...

Notions of DAO Immunity Sink as CFTC Lawsuit Declares Ooki DAO a ‘Person’ Under the Law

11.6.2023
On June 9, 2023, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) declared victory in a lawsuit against Ooki DAO, a decentralized autonomous organization. According to the CFTC, the judge’s ruling that the Ooki DAO is a “person” under the Commodity Exchange Act sets a new legal...

The US will find the 'right outcome' for crypto, eventually – Coinbase CEO

11.6.2023
In an interview with WSJ, Coinbase CEO, Brian Armstrong, explained that entrepreneurs who left the United States will return when the government finds the "right outcome" for crypto regulation

Ooki DAO to shut down after 'precedent setting' court battle with CFTC

10.6.2023
The CFTC highlighted that “critically, in a precedent-setting decision” the Ooki DAO was held in court as “‘person’ under the Commodity Exchange Act.”

US CFTC Wins Precedent Setting Case Against Ooki DAO, Calling It a ‘Wake-Up Call’

9.6.2023
A US district judge ruled in favor of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission in its litigation against Ooki DAO — which could have further implications for other decentralized autonomous organizations. Judge William H. Orrick entered a default judgment order on Thursday night, which requires...