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ForkLog 12 13.12.2023

CFTC chief says most cryptocurrencies are commodities

The CFTC chair Rostin Behnam: most cryptocurrencies are commodities, and the CFTC is competing with the SEC for authority to regulate the digital-asset industry.

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ForkLog 8 01.11.2023

CFTC has paid $15 million to informants in the crypto industry since the start of the year

Payouts of $15 million by the CFTC to two informants in the digital-asset industry allowed the agency to initiate and successfully conclude a number of enforcement actions.

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ForkLog 4 13.10.2023

CFTC sees Voyager Digital as a ‘house of cards’

CFTC representative Christine Johnson criticised Voyager Digital, which is undergoing bankruptcy proceedings, for the mistakes that led to the loss of billions of dollars in customer funds.

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ForkLog 12 04.10.2023

CFTC chief urges oversight of DeFi projects

Rostin Benham, head of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), said there is merit in regulating DeFi protocols.

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ForkLog 9 14.09.2023

CFTC calls DeFi exchanges an ‘obvious threat’.

Unregulated exchanges in the DeFi space pose an 'obvious threat' to markets and clients, said Ian McGinley, the CFTC's enforcement director.

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ForkLog 20 08.09.2023

CFTC files lawsuits against three DeFi projects

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed lawsuits against three DeFi companies — Opyn, ZeroEx and Deridex — for unlawful trading of derivatives and operating without a licence.

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ForkLog 5 16.08.2023

Coinbase to offer access to crypto futures after US regulators’ approval

Coinbase has received an FCM license from the CFTC. This will allow select US clients to access cryptocurrency futures trading.

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ForkLog 7 25.07.2023

Binance files motion to dismiss CFTC lawsuit

The cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its chief executive Changpeng Zhao have filed a motion to dismiss the CFTC's complaint in federal court in Chicago.

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ForkLog 12 13.07.2023

CFTC fines Bitcoin exchange Digitex $15 million

The U.S. federal court ordered the cryptocurrency exchange Digitex Futures and its CEO Adam Todd to pay $15 million as a penalty under a CFTC fraud and unlicensed activity lawsuit.

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ForkLog 5 09.07.2023

CFTC charges two Floridians in $5 million bitcoin fraud

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has charged two Florida residents with defrauding investors in a scheme totaling more than $5 million.

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ForkLog 7 23.06.2023

Former CFTC chairman says SEC acted deliberately against Coinbase

The SEC acted deliberately by bringing charges against Coinbase a few hours before Coinbase's chief legal officer Paul Grewal's testimony before Congress, according to former CFTC chairman Christopher Giancarlo.

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ForkLog 9 08.06.2023

Circle hires former CFTC chair Heath Tarbert as chief legal officer

The Circle subsidiary, the co-issuer of the stablecoin USDC, announced the appointment of former CFTC chairman Heath Tarbert to the position of chief legal officer.

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