CFTC

Selig’s potential nomination signals Trump’s push to align the SEC and CFTC on crypto regulation as market structure laws advance

Move positions Kraken to launch fully regulated U.S. derivatives markets under CFTC oversight, expanding its onshore reach.

“This joint statement provides the Divisions’ view that current law does not prohibit SEC- or CFTC-registered exchanges from facilitating trading of these spot crypto asset products,” per the statement

The commission clarified that offshore crypto platforms can register as FBOTs to legally serve US traders

The US regulator will use Nasdaq’s system to detect manipulation across derivatives and prediction markets

In a new letter, Gemini alleges that the CFTC’s DOE had ulterior motives for 2022 suit

Brian Quintenz and Jonathan Gould are two recent Cabinet nominees with ties to crypto

Speakers at yesterday’s Ondo Summit in Manhattan urged the industry to engage with regulators as crypto policy efforts unfold

The CFTC chair announced his departure from the agency effective Inauguration Day

We’ve come a long way, but lack of regulatory clarity for crypto in the US remains a major hurdle, industry leaders say

Kalshi founder Tarek Mansour said Thursday marked the “the first trade on regulated election markets in nearly a century”

Uniswap Labs has put one fire out by settling with the CFTC, but the real challenge may still be yet to come

Plus, does crypto need a city to call home?

Two CFTC Commissioners are over the so-called “regulation by enforcement” trend

The CFTC alleged that Uniswap Labs offered leveraged or margined retail commodity transactions illegally

Through the partnership, users can access news summaries and “probability predictions,” the parties said

As part of the settlement, FTX and Alameda are banned from having any digital asset commodities, which include bitcoin, ether and USDT

The individual issuers are working with SEC staff to get registration statements approved, Gensler said

Humanity Protocol also announced a $30 million round, giving the Worldcoin competitor a $1 billion valuation

CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam said a growing crypto industry and lack of US laws is going to inevitably lead to more enforcement actions

The CFTC’s complaint classifies KuCoin’s “leveraged tokens” as digital asset commodity derivatives

The Department of Justice and Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced back-to-back lawsuits against KuCoin Tuesday

The CFTC is seeking “civil monetary penalties” against KuCoin

Bitcoin and ether are commodities, Behnam said, but if the SEC claims otherwise, things could get complicated