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OKX Settles U.S. DOJ Charges, Pays Over $500M Penalty and Forfeiture

An OKX subsidiary said it resolved a U.S. DOJ investigation.

OKCoin, Star Xu

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Regulation By Enforcement Is Out at CFTC, Acting Chair Pham Says

The CFTC’s Division of Enforcement is being reorganized to “refocus” on fraud prevention.

Commissioner Caroline Pham is proposing a crypto regulation pilot program at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Cheyenne Ligon/CoinDesk)

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Trump's CFTC Pick Clears Top Ranks of Key US Crypto Regulator

Caroline Pham, the CFTC's interim chief elevated by President Donald Trump, has cleared the decks of the derivatives regulator's senior officials.

Commissioner Caroline Pham is proposing a crypto regulation pilot program at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Cheyenne Ligon/CoinDesk)

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U.S. Enforcement Chief Behind CFTC Crypto Cases Exits Before Trump Arrives

Ian McGinley, the enforcement director at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is stepping down days before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

Outgoing CFTC Enforcement Director Ian McGinley

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Gemini Agrees to Pay $5M Settlement in CFTC Case

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued Gemini in 2022 for making misleading statements.

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss (Joe Raedle / Getty Images)

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Only Congress Can Ban Election Betting, Kalshi Tells Appeals Court in New Filing

Kalshi blasted the regulator’s attempt to create a “Goldilocks” definition of gaming that would include elections as “arbitrary, outcome-driven gerrymandering with no basis in the statute," in its ongoing defense against the CFTC's move to ban its prediction markets.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Rostin Behnam

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Somente o Congresso pode proibir apostas eleitorais, Kalshi diz ao Tribunal de Apelações em novo processo

Kalshi criticou duramente a tentativa do regulador de criar uma definição "Cachinhos Dourados" de jogo que incluiria eleições como "manipulação eleitoral arbitrária, baseada em resultados e sem base no estatuto", em sua defesa contínua contra a decisão da CFTC de proibir seus Mercados de previsão.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Rostin Behnam

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Sólo el Congreso estadounidense puede prohibir las apuestas electorales, dice Kalshi al Tribunal de Apelación en un nuevo escrito

Kalshi tachó el intento del regulador de crear una definición de juego que incluyera las elecciones de "arbitraria, basada en los resultados y sin fundamento en la ley", en su actual defensa contra la medida de la CFTC de prohibir sus mercados de predicción.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Rostin Behnam

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Ang Kongreso Lang ang Maaaring Ipagbawal ang Pagtaya sa Halalan, Sinabi ni Kalshi sa Apela sa Hukuman sa Bagong Paghahain

Binatikos ni Kalshi ang pagtatangka ng regulator na lumikha ng isang "Goldilocks" na kahulugan ng paglalaro na magsasama ng mga halalan bilang "arbitrary, outcome-driven gerrymandering na walang batayan sa batas," sa patuloy nitong pagtatanggol laban sa hakbang ng CFTC na ipagbawal ang mga prediction Markets nito.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Rostin Behnam