Latest from Jesse Hamilton
Derivatives' Old Guard Fights FTX Chief Over Plan to Cut Out Middlemen
FTX CEO Bankman-Fried testified at a House hearing, defending his CFTC proposal to directly clear customers’ margin-backed derivatives.
'Failure Should Be an Option,' US Sen. Pat Toomey Says of UST Turmoil
The Banking Committee’s top Republican doesn’t want asset-backed stablecoins tarnished by the UST drama.
UST Meltdown Hasn't Spurred US Financial Stability Council Meeting: Sources
U.S. federal officials aren’t getting together to follow the game plan that’s typical when mainstream financial firms flounder.
UST Woes Draw Spotlight in Janet Yellen's Senate Hearing on Financial Risks
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen highlights latest news on UST algorithmic stablecoin losing its dollar peg during Senate Banking Committee hearing.
New Fed Report Repeats Warning About Stablecoin Run Risks as UST Loses Peg
The Federal Reserve's biannual report came out on the same day Terra's dollar-pegged UST stablecoin fell below $0.85.
US Court Orders BitMEX Founders to Pay $30M for Illegal Trading
Co-founders Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo and Samuel Reed must each pay $10 million, the CFTC said.
US Court Orders BitMEX Founders to Pay $30M for Illegal Trading
Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo and Samuel Reed will each pay $10 million for their role operating BitMEX.
US House Panel to Weigh FTX Proposal on Clearing Customers’ Swaps Trades
As the CFTC is still considering FTX.US' application, lawmakers will examine the potential trend at hearing.
CFTC Sets May Roundtable to Weigh Ideas Sparked by FTX’s Derivatives Push
The May 25 discussion will consider direct clearing of derivatives as pitched by FTX.US.
Stablecoins Need to Set a Common Standard, Says US Banking Watchdog
The acting OCC chief says stablecoins aren’t ”interoperable” and that should change.
