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BitMEX Moves $337M in Bitcoin Ahead of First User Withdrawals Since US Charges

Bitcoin outflows from prominent crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX are already up in the wake of charges from U.S. regulators announced Thursday.

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Should DEXs Be Worried After BitMEX? DeFi Founders Weigh In

The sudden takedown of crypto exchange BitMEX has cast a new light on Ethereum’s decentralized finance (DeFi) markets.

Uniswap has become Ethereum's most prominent DEX.

Policy

Crypto Trading Platform BitMEX ‘Attempted to Evade’ US Regulations, CFTC, DOJ Charge

The CFTC has charged BitMEX, CEO Arthur Hayes and other affiliated entities with offering US customers crypto trading services in violation of federal law.

Arthur Hayes, then-CEO of BitMEX, speaks at CoinDesk's Consensus 2018.

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CFTC Charges Firm With Illegally Providing Leveraged Trading of Crypto, Gold

A Caribbean-based firm is in hot water with the CFTC for allegedly allowing U.S. retail investors to partake in leveraged trading of cryptocurrencies and precious metals.

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Policy

A New Bill Proposes to Put US Crypto Exchanges Under a National Framework

The Digital Commodity Exchange Act would bring crypto exchanges into a single federal framework, overseen by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway is introducing a bill that would bring digital assets and crypto exchanges under a single federal umbrella overseen by the CFTC.

Markets

Tassat Gains CFTC 'No-Action' Relief Ahead of Eventual Bitcoin Swaps Contract Listing

Tassat blamed COVID-19 and leadership changes for its long-delayed bitcoin derivatives contract listing.

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CFTC Alleges 4 Individuals Defrauded Customers in $1M Bitcoin Trading Scheme

The CFTC alleged four individuals stole close to $1 million from customers by promising returns from a bitcoin trading scheme.

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CFTC Greenlights LedgerX Request to Move Beyond Digital Currency Products

The federal regulator has approved LedgerX’s amended registration to offer fully collateralized futures and options products.

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TeraExchange Reinstated as Swap Execution Facility by CFTC Order

The regulatory body deemed the exchange dormant because it had no trading activity in the three years following its registration with the CFTC.

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Interactive Brokers to Pay $38M in Settlement Over AML Lapses

Publicly traded brokerage firm Interactive Brokers has agreed to pay multi-million dollar penalties to the SEC, Finra and CFTC for failure to flag suspicious transactions and lapses in AML compliance.

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