News with the tag "Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)"

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission paid a $1 million whistleblower award for information leading to an enforcement action in digital asset markets. CFTC Enforcement Director Ian McGinley said whistleblower tips are increasingly crucial as more Americans fall victim to digital asset scams. Digi...

Paradigm has stepped up to back Kalshi in its legal battle against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), defending the right to offer prediction markets in the U.S. Congressional elections, and arguing for the critical role such markets play in risk management and information disseminatio...

Voyager’s ex-CEO and Co-Founder Stephen Ehrlich is facing parallel lawsuits from the FTC and CFTC.

The CFTC catches up with the nascent and fast-evolving DeFi space in its latest enforcement action.

Binance is seeking to throw out the CFTC case.

Stuart Alderoty, CLO of Ripple, a cryptocurrency and payments services company, railed against the statements of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler given in a recent congressional hearing. Alderoty criticized the stance taken by Gensler, stating that he “misstates the l...

Between 2019 and 2020, crypto exchange Binance controlled bank accounts belonging to its U.S. affiliate including one holding funds of American clients, a new Reuters report has said. According to the report, employees of the crypto exchange’s U.S. affiliate had to get Binance executive Guangying Ch...

The SEC has filed 13 charges against Binance, Binance's U.S. affiliate BAM Trading, and Zhao. Continue reading at DailyCoin.

The U.S. CFTC looks set to consider the crypto markets as it works to revamp its risk management program. Continue reading at DailyCoin.

CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam clarifies his stance on DeFi platforms, affirming that they cannot escape regulation. Continue reading at DailyCoin.