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ForkLog 6 16.08.2021

Bloomberg names candidate for CFTC chairman post

The Biden administration plans to appoint Rostin Behnam as chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Bloomberg reports, citing unnamed sources.

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ForkLog 9 11.08.2021

BitMEX to pay $100m to settle US regulators’ claims

The BitMEX cryptocurrency derivatives exchange settled a civil dispute with the U.S. CFTC and FinCEN and agreed to pay a $100 million fine.

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ForkLog 6 05.08.2021

Former CFTC chief questions SEC authority to regulate cryptocurrencies

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is the only regulator authorised to oversee Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. This is the view of its former chairman, Christopher Giancarlo.

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ForkLog 6 22.06.2021

Elliptic estimates U.S. penalties against crypto industry total $2.5 billion

The total penalties on crypto startups and individuals since 2009 amounted to $2.5 billion. Elliptic analysts arrived at these estimates.

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ForkLog 8 12.06.2021

SEC and CFTC warn of risks in Bitcoin futures investments

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) warned retail investors about the risks of investing in Bitcoin futures.

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ForkLog 12 09.06.2021

CFTC questions the legality of DeFi derivatives markets

Decentralized platforms for trading derivatives may violate the US Commodities Exchange Act (CEA), according to CFTC Commissioner Dan Berkovitz.

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ForkLog 5 09.04.2021

US court orders Bitcoin-pyramid organizers to pay more than $32 million

A U.S. district court in Nevada issued a default judgment against Circle Society and its owner David Gilbert Safron on charges of cryptocurrency fraud and misappropriation.

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ForkLog 19 27.03.2021

Court fines Bitcoin-pyramid organiser Benjamin Reynolds $572 million

The court in the Southern District of New York ordered the organizer of the Bitcoin pyramid Control-Finance Benjamin Reynolds to pay $143 million in restitution to his clients and $429 million in penalties.

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ForkLog 11 20.03.2021

Coinbase to pay $6.5 million fine for falsifying trading-activity data

Coinbase settled claims brought by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange will pay a $6.5 million fine for falsifying data on trading activity, according to the regulator's site.

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ForkLog 8 14.03.2021

Binance adviser comments on CFTC probe into the exchange

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is not accusing Binance of any wrongdoing, but is trying to understand the rapidly growing crypto industry. This was stated by the company's chief legal adviser Max Baucus in an interview with Bloomberg.

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ForkLog 9 12.03.2021

Bloomberg: CFTC opens investigation into Binance

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is examining Binance's operations for potential access by U.S. residents to trading crypto derivatives without the appropriate license. Bloomberg reports, citing informed sources.

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ForkLog 5 22.01.2021

Media names potential successor to Heath Tarbert as CFTC chair

Georgetown University academic Chris Brammer has become the frontrunner for the chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Reuters reports. On Thursday, 21 January, Heath Tarbert left the post.

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