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Convicted Sam Bankman-Fried’s Legal Battles Rage On Amidst SEC, CFTC Charges, and Class Action Fury
8.11.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted on all charges in the Department of Justice’s fraud case against the ex-FTX chief, but his legal woes are far from over. He is also under pressure from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which have...
Crypto's Bromance With U.S. CFTC May Be One-Sided
7.11.2023
Half of the 2023 sanctions from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) targeted digital assets companies and individuals, according to the agency's annual enforcement snapshot released on Tuesday
Ex-FTX Unit LedgerX in Gray Area Beyond CFTC Proposal on Customer Funds: Commissioner
3.11.2023
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed a rule change Friday on how customer funds should be invested by firms the agency oversees – futures commission merchants (FCMs) and derivative clearing organizations (DCOs)
CFTC Discloses $15 Million Payment to Crypto Whistleblowers
1.11.2023
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced the award of $16 million to whistleblowers this year with a significant amount going to crypto-related cases. In an Oct 31 press release, Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero speaking on the Whistleblower policy highlighted...
$WSM Perpetual Futures Contract Launches on KuCoin – Trade Wall Street Memes With 20x Leverage
27.10.2023
Friday, October 27, 2023 – As meme coin season returns following a breakout rally for the Bitcoin price, KuCoin has listed Wall Street Meme’s native token $WSM for perpetual futures trading with up to 20x leverage. This comes hot on the trail of the highly anticipated Wall Street Memes...
BTCC Exchange Launches Futures Copy Trading with High-Profit Sharing
27.10.2023
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that is not part of Cryptonews.com editorial content. Established in 2011, BTCC exchange is one of the longest-running and most trustworthy cryptocurrency exchanges. The company has recently announced the launch of its highly anticipated copy...
Binance Blasts CFTC for Trying to Be World’s Derivatives Police, Seeks to Dismiss Lawsuit
26.10.2023
Binance has submitted a new motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) against it. The leading cryptocurrency exchange urges the court to reject the agency’s attempt to expand its territorial reach beyond the United States. Binance Accuses CFTC...
CFTC Sues Former CEO of Crypto Lender Voyager for Fraud
14.10.2023
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) charged the former CEO of bankrupt cryptocurrency lender Voyager Digital with fraud. The regulator accused Stephen Ehrlich and the company of luring investors with promises of high-yield returns while breaking derivatives rules. Ehrlich was also...
Voyager Ex-CEO Charged by U.S. Regulators With Fraud, Making False Claims
12.10.2023
U.S. regulators have targeted former Voyager Digital CEO Stephen Ehrlich with lawsuits claiming he engaged in fraud and deliberately misrepresented his customers’ government protections
Canadian Exchange TMX Soon to Start Bitcoin Futures Trading
3.10.2023
The futures contracts will trade on the Montreal Exchange and will be cash-settled and denominated in U.S. dollars, the exchange said
US Representative Introduces Legislation to Mandate Reporting of Off-Chain Crypto Transactions to the CFTC
30.9.2023
Virginia’s Democratic representative Don Beyer has ushered in a fresh bill mandating the documentation of off-chain transactions and over-the-counter (OTC) crypto engagements by cryptocurrency exchanges, to be catalogued in a repository under the purview of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading...
U.S. House Bill Seeks Centralized Record of Off-Chain Crypto Transactions
28.9.2023
It would be hard for a big exchange to repeat an FTX collapse if the firm’s internal flow of crypto assets was also reported to an outside repository that U.S. regulators could see. That’s the idea behind new legislation from Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) that would force exchanges to share the movement...
Coinbase Launches Perpetual Futures Trading for Retail Crypto Traders Outside the US
28.9.2023
Coinbase has received a regulatory stamp of approval to start offering perpetual futures trading to retail crypto traders outside the U.S., opening up access to the $5.5 trillion global derivatives market. Coinbase Extends Perpetual Futures Trading to Retail Traders Abroad The Bermuda Monetary...
Coinbase International launches perpetual futures trading for retail customers
28.9.2023
The recent regulatory approval for the international subsidiary of Coinbase comes within a month of getting the NFA nod to offer crypto derivatives services to institutional clients in eligible US states
Coinbase Secures Approval to Offer Perpetual Futures Trading for Non-US Retail Users
28.9.2023
Coinbase has received regulatory approval to offer perpetual futures trading services to retail customers outside the United States.
In a Thursday blog post, the largest US-based crypto exchange said it has received additional regulatory approval from the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) to offer...
Coinbase Receives Regulatory Approval to List Perpetual Futures Trading to Users Outside US
28.9.2023
The company has been looking to expand globally and announced its international exchange in May this year
Coinbase CEO Urges Defi Protocols to Challenge Regulatory Crackdowns in Court
15.9.2023
The CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has encouraged decentralized finance (defi) protocols to fight regulators in court if they face regulatory crackdowns. He stressed that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) “should not be creating enforcement actions against decentralized...
CFTC Cracks Down on 3 Defi Platforms for Offering Illegal Derivatives
9.9.2023
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued orders against the operators of three decentralized finance (defi) protocols. The regulator accused them of committing various violations of commodity laws including illegal trading of digital asset derivatives. U.S. Commodities...
CFTC Commissioner Proposes ‘First-Ever’ US Pilot Program for Crypto Regulation
9.9.2023
A commissioner with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has proposed the “first-ever” pilot program in the U.S. “to support the development of compliant digital asset markets and tokenization.” The regulator emphasized: “Our principles-based framework...
US Court Orders Collapsed BTC Investment Firm to Pay Over $1.7 Billion in Restitution for Forex Fraud
9.9.2023
A United States Federal Court Judge has ordered the collapsed bitcoin investment platform Mirror Trading International to pay over $1.7 billion in restitution. Commodity Futures Trading Commission director of enforcement Ian McGinley said the CFTC will not hesitate to go after fraudsters who target...