CFTC

18 States Sue SEC, Alleging ‘Unconstitutional Overreach’ in Cryptocy Crackdown

Eighteen Republican attorneys general sued the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Chair Gary Gensler on Thursday for allegedly overstepping the agency’s authority in…

1 year ago

Prediction Markets Go to Washington’s (Appeals Court)

The CFTC is working to ban political prediction markets. Its current goal: Get a federal appeals court to keep one…

2 years ago

Uniswap Labs Hit with $175K Fine by CFTC For DeFi Violations

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), as part of its ongoing enforcement focus in the DeFi space, has taken enforcement…

2 years ago

Coinbase to Launch CFTC-Regulated Futures Trading For 5 Altcoins

Coinbase Derivatives plans to launch margined futures contracts for Avalanche (AVAX), Chainlink (LINK), Polkadot (DOT), Stellar (XLM), and Shiba Inu (SHIB).…

2 years ago

CFTC Commissioner Johnson Advocates AI Governance in DeFi

In a symposium held at Sidley Austin and Rutgers Law School, with a focus on fintech and blockchain, CFTC Commissioner…

2 years ago

Elizabeth Warren Demands U.S. CFTC Chair Explain His Chats With SBF

The head of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Rostin Behnam, had a lot of contact with Sam Bankman-Friend,…

2 years ago

CFTC Advisory Committee Votes to Advance Pioneering Digital Assets Taxonomy For Agency Review

A committee tasked with advising the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) voted on Wednesday to advance a digital assets taxonomy…

2 years ago