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Law Decoded: Infrastructure woes and benevolent punishments, Sept. 27–Oct. 3

4.10.2021
As House Democrats grapple over the infrastructure bill, the Biden administration and Federal Reserve eye stablecoin regulation

CFTC Charges 14 Trading Platforms Offering Crypto-Related Investments

30.9.2021
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged 14 trading platforms that claim to offer crypto-related investments but have either failed to register with the CFTC or falsely claimed to be registered. These websites also exhibit other signs of being scams. 14 Entities Charged by CFTC...

CFTC charges 12 New York crypto options businesses with failing to register

30.9.2021
The listed crypto options providers named by the CFTC include relatively unknown names such as Bitfxprofit, Star FX Pro, Smarter Signals and BinanceFx Trade

Kraken Charged by CFTC Over Margined Crypto Transactions, $1.25 Million Penalty Imposed

29.9.2021
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged Payward Ventures, the operator of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, “for illegally offering margined retail commodity transactions in digital assets, including bitcoin, and failing to register.” CFTC Charges Kraken, Imposes...

Regulator is Like a ‘Bulldozer’ but Crypto is ‘Resistant to State Control’

29.9.2021
rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8433-21">issued “an order filing and settling charges against respondent Payward Ventures, Inc. d/b/a Kraken […] for illegally offering margined retail commodity transactions in digital assets,” including

CFTC hits Kraken with $1.25M in fines over alleged illegal offering

28.9.2021
“Margined, leveraged or financed digital asset trading offered to retail U.S. customers must occur on properly registered and regulated exchanges in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations,” said Vincent McGonagle, the CFTC’s acting director of enforcement

CFTC commissioner Dan Berkovitz will become SEC general counsel

28.9.2021
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

CFTC commissioner: agency doesn’t have enforcement resources without Congress

21.9.2021
"We’re not necessarily looking for more authority without more resources," said Dan Berkovitz in regards to crypto markets

Law Decoded: US as anatomical theater of crypto regulation, Sept. 13–20

20.9.2021
Gary Gensler gets grilled on Capitol Hill as crypto looms large on national political agendas from Cuba to South Korea

US Authorities Investigate Binance for Insider Trading and Market Manipulation: Report

19.9.2021
Binance’s troubles with regulators grow as U.S. authorities are now reportedly investigating the exchange for possible insider trading and market manipulation. The investigation involves the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The Justice Department (DOJ) and the Internal Revenue...

CFTC renewed: What Biden’s new agency picks hold for crypto regulation

18.9.2021
The three officials tapped by the Biden administration for CFTC roles come with promising crypto credentials, but can they live up to the promise?

President Biden announces picks to fill CFTC vacancies

14.9.2021
All CFTC nominations must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a simple majority vote

Andreessen Horowitz notes importance of wading regulation, tags former CFTC brass

10.9.2021
The company has brought former United States CFTC commissioner Brian Quintenz aboard its operation

BlockFi board of directors replaces 'Crypto Dad' after four months

1.9.2021
“I’m looking forward to continuing to advise this impressive group of leaders, as they work to bridge the worlds of traditional finance and blockchain technology,” said Christopher Giancarlo

Digital Currency Firm FTX Acquires Crypto Derivatives Platform Ledgerx

1.9.2021
On Tuesday, West Realm Shire Services Inc., the parent company of the crypto exchange FTX, announced that the firm has acquired the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regulated digital currency futures and options exchange and clearinghouse Ledgerx. FTX Acquires Virtual Currency Futures...

Crypto Assets: Securities or Commodities? Commissioner Explains How They Are Regulated in US

30.8.2021
A commissioner with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has detailed how crypto assets are regulated in the U.S. and whether they fall under the jurisdiction of the CFTC or the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). “There has often been a grossly inaccurate...