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Former CFTC Commissioner Dawn Stump Joins Crypto Risk Monitoring Firm Solidus Labs as Adviser
The appointment reflects the broader trend of former top government officials taking roles at crypto firms after departing from their public service roles.
CFTC Accuses Ohio Man of $12M Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme; Binance Recovers $450K Stolen From DeFi Protocol
The U.S. Commodities Futures and Trading Commission (CFTC) has taken legal action against an Ohio resident it says ran a $12 million Ponzi scheme involving bitcoin. Plus, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao tweets the crypto exchange has frozen or recovered $450,000, which was stolen from decentralized finance protocol Curve.Finance earlier this week.
CFTC Accuses Ohio Man of Running $12M Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme
The regulator filed a cease-and-desist order against Rathnakishore Giri and his companies over allegations of scamming investors interested in digital assets.
U.S. Lawmakers Consider Requiring Large Hedge Funds to Report Crypto Holdings
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) voted to advance a proposal that includes requiring large hedge funds to report their cryptocurrency holdings. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses what we know so far.
US Regulators Consider Asking Large Hedge Funds to Disclose Crypto Exposure
The proposal involves adding a question about digital assets to reporting requirements that also cover private credit and equity and real estate.
US Crypto Regulation Bill Needs More Work to Define Boundaries, Former Prosecutor Says
Grant Fondo told CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” that the bill doesn’t settle the issue of which government agency should regulate what.
Former Federal Prosecutor on US Crypto Regulation Outlook
Grant Fondo, Goodwin Partner and former federal prosecutor, discusses the outlook for the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape amid an ongoing turf war between the CFTC and SEC. Which entity might be the most effective in offering regulatory clarity?
Popular Election-Betting Site PredictIt Throttled by US Regulator
The site where people can wager on the outcome of political battles has until February to close its U.S. operations, said the CFTC.
US Senate Bill Will Give CFTC Crypto Market Oversight – but Doesn't Say How Much
The measure would make the Commodity Futures Trading Commission the watchdog for most of the market, but it doesn’t define whether tokens are securities or commodities.
New Senate Committee Plan Could Grant CFTC Primary Crypto Jurisdiction
The Senate's agriculture committee, which oversees the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), introduced a bipartisan bill Wednesday that would grant the CFTC "exclusive jurisdiction" over cryptocurrency trades that meet commodities law. "The Hash" discusses the latest in the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape amid an ongoing turf war.