Sun, December 22

US CFTC Convicts Church Pastor For Scamming Members in Crypto

A mid-week slump has taken place in the crypto sector after the previous day’s grave incident. A daunting silence, not novel to the community, hangs over its X space and other sub-sectors. Prices have been working towards a recovery but not enough to grab a spotlight. Meanwhile, the CFTC has

December 11, 2024 2 mins read

Donald Trump Administration Looks to Expand CFTC’s Role in Crypto Oversight

President-elect Donald Trump’s forthcoming administration plans to reshape the regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies in the United States by granting the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) authority over digital assets, including Bitcoin and Ethereum.  If Congress approves, the CFTC’s expanded role will regulate the spot markets for digital commodities and oversee

November 27, 2024 1 min read

CME Group’s FCM Approval Sparks CFTC and FIA Market Concerns

On October 29, the CME Group, a leading player in the derivatives marketplace, received approval from the National Futures Association (NFA) to establish its own Futures Commission Merchant (FCM). The granted approval allows CME Group to manage customer accounts directly and deepen its role in futures trading.  Yet, this move,

October 30, 2024 1 min read

Coinbase Urges CFTC to Produce Documents in SEC Dispute

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has filed a motion to compel the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to produce communications with issuers of 12 tokens that are central to a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The motion, filed in the Southern District of New York (SDNY),

October 2, 2024 2 mins read

CFTC Warns Prediction Markets Are Vulnerable to Manipulation

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has raised serious concerns about the potential for manipulation in prediction markets, particularly in light of recent Kalshi events. In a new filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on September 14th, the CFTC argued that these markets, which allow

September 16, 2024 2 mins read

CFTC Wins Court Stay Prompting Kalshi to Halt US Election Betting

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has successfully secured an administrative stay in its ongoing legal dispute with Kalshi, a regulated exchange and prediction market based in New York. The conflict began when Kalshi filed a lawsuit against the CFTC at the end of 2023, challenging the regulator’s decision to block

September 13, 2024 2 mins read

US Lawmaker Proposes Unified CFTC SEC Committee for Digital Asset Regulation

Congressman John Rose from Tennessee has introduced a bill aimed at streamlining digital asset oversight through a unified regulatory approach. The proposed legislation, known as the “BRIDGE Digital Assets Act” (also referred to as the “Bridging Regulation and Innovation for Digital Global and Electronic Digital Assets Act”), seeks to establish

September 13, 2024 2 mins read

Uniswap Labs Fined $175K by US CFTC as Part of Settlement

In a statement made public on September 4th, the Uniswap Labs, a developer of decentralized exchange (DEX), was charged by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) with the unlawful sale of leveraged cryptocurrency trading to retail investors in the US. As part of the settlement, Uniswap Labs complied with

September 5, 2024 2 mins read

Gemini Urges CFTC to Abandon Event Contracts on Prediction Markets Ban Proposal

Gemini, a cryptocurrency exchange, has asked US authorities to shelve a proposal that would outlaw event contracts on decentralized prediction markets if it were to pass. In a letter sent to Christopher Kirkpatrick, secretary of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), on August 8, Gemini emphasized the negative effects

August 11, 2024 2 mins read

BitMEX Pleads Guilty to BSA Violations Over Five-Year Period

BitMEX, a leading cryptocurrency exchange based in the Seychelles, has pleaded guilty to breaching the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) between 2015 and 2020, as announced by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday. Court documents reveal that BitMEX intentionally failed to implement a know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML)

July 11, 2024 1 min read