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CFTC Commissioner: I Like Being an Underdog Versus the SEC

Kristin Johnson also suggested her agency might be able to be more responsive than the SEC because it's smaller.

CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson and Conrad Bahlke, counsel at Willkie Farr & Gallagher at Crypto Connection 2022 (Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk)

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Crypto Lending Platforms 'Should Be Regulated': Former CFTC Chairman

“A lot of people have losses who didn't understand the risks they were taking,” Timothy Massad said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover.”

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Celsius Had 'Their Heads in the Sand': Fmr CFTC Chair

Former CFTC Chairman and Harvard University Research Fellow Timothy Massad weighs in on the future of crypto regulation as Celsius announces it is freezing all account withdrawals.

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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Talks First Bipartisan Crypto Bill

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand discusses the first bipartisan crypto friendly bill at #Consensus2022.

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Former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo on New Lummis/Gillibrand Bill

Former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo discusses what the new Lummis/Gillibrand bill means for crypto regulations at #Concensus2022.

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Former CFTC Chair: Experimentation with Crypto Is 'Widely Necessary' for Future of Internet

Former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo says experimentations with crypto is "widely necessary to get to the future internet of value" at #Concensus2022.

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Fmr CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo on Crypto Regulation, Digital Dollar

Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo, aka “Crypto Dad,” discusses the new crypto bill from U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand, along with the digital dollar project.

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CFTC Chairman 'Encouraged' by Bill in Congress to Give the Agency More Crypto Oversight

Rostin Behnam noted the bill would allow the CFTC to assess fees on the industry.

El ex comisionado de la CFTC, Dawn Stump, el presidente de la CFTC, Rostin Behnam, y el director de Contenido de CoinDesk, Michael Casey, hablan en Consensus 2022. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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CFTC Chief Heaps Praise on Bill That Boosts Agency’s Crypto Reach

Chairman Rostin Behnam supports the contours of the Lummis-Gillibrand regulatory bill released this week.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Rostin Behnam says he's a fan of the sweeping new Lummis-Gillibrand bill that would establish crypto regulations.  (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Here's What's Inside the First Major Bipartisan Crypto Bill

Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Cynthia Lummis introduced their long-awaited crypto legislation that favors the CFTC as a watchdog and wipes away tax worries for purchases of less than $200. “The Hash” breaks down what it could mean for the future of crypto regulation.

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