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ForkLog 13 28.03.2023

CFTC chief explains lawsuit against Binance

Binance's actions are a clear case of evading the law, and U.S. authorities should have intervened aggressively and as quickly as possible. This was stated by Rostin Behnam of the CFTC on CNBC.

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ForkLog 9 28.03.2023

Changpeng Zhao Calls CFTC Lawsuit ‘Unexpected and Disappointing’

The CFTC complaint contains an 'incomplete statement of facts', and Binance disagrees with the characterization of many points. This statement was made by Changpeng Zhao, head of the cryptocurrency exchange.

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ForkLog 11 27.03.2023

CFTC files suit against Binance and Changpeng Zhao

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a suit against the cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao. Bloomberg reports.

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ForkLog 6 18.01.2023

CFTC Commissioner Signals Move Toward Global Crypto-Regulation Standards

Regulators in the United States and abroad are currently engaged in “advanced discussions” on developing global crypto-regulation standards, said CFTC Commissioner Caroline Pham in a Bloomberg interview.

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ForkLog 16 10.01.2023

CFTC files suit against participant in Mango Markets DeFi attack

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) charged Avraham Eisenberg with fraud and market manipulation to illicitly obtain more than $110 million from the Mango Markets DeFi platform in connection with the attack.

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ForkLog 14 14.12.2022

CFTC sues Sam Bankman-Fried

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed suit against FTX and Alameda Research founder Sam Bankman-Fried for violations of the Commodity Exchange Act.

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ForkLog 7 09.12.2022

FTC seeks to block Microsoft’s bid for Activision Blizzard

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed suit seeking to block Microsoft's deal to acquire video-game developer and publisher Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion.

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ForkLog 6 02.12.2022

US Senate flags gaps in CFTC powers in wake of FTX collapse

As the consequences of the FTX collapse unfold, serious gaps in the existing law have become evident. The conclusion was reached by members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (which oversees derivatives trading) and CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam.

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ForkLog 14 10.11.2022

US regulators’ investigations into FTX come to light

SEC and CFTC have begun examining the connections between FTX and its U.S. subsidiary and Alameda Research, Bloomberg reports, citing people familiar with the matter.

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ForkLog 7 28.10.2022

CFTC Commissioner likens crypto-market contagion risk to 2008 financial crisis

The vulnerabilities observed in the cryptocurrency market are analogous to those characteristic of the global financial crisis, which makes expanding the powers of the CFTC necessary. The agency's commissioner Christi Goldsmith Romero said.

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ForkLog 6 26.10.2022

CFTC chief calls rumors of a fight with the SEC over crypto regulation cynical

The head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Rostin Behnam, rejected talk of a confrontation with the SEC over cryptocurrency regulation, despite differing views on classification. Fortune reports.

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ForkLog 4 21.10.2022

A Fifth of CFTC Enforcement Actions Targeted Digital Assets

In fiscal year 2022, the CFTC obtained enforcement rights totaling $2.5 billion after filing 82 lawsuits with enforcement actions against participants in the financial sector. Defendants in 18 of them were crypto startups, according to the agency's report.

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