CFTC

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase highlight the need for U.S. lawmakers to come up with “a comprehensive framework on how to regulate the crypto industries and the relative responsibilities of SEC vs the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),” JPMorgan (JPM) said in a research report. "The Hash" panel weighs in.

12 juin 2023

A federal judge has sided with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in a lawsuit alleging decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) Ooki DAO offered unregistered commodities. CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De discusses what this means for other DAOs and decentralized finance (DeFi) actors in the industry.

12 juin 2023

Former CFTC chairman Heath Tarbert will join stablecoin issuer Circle as chief legal officer and head of corporate affairs, effective July 1. "The Hash" panel discusses how former regulators could help crypto firms comply better with the regulatory framework.

9 juin 2023

Christopher Giancarlo, the former chair of the CFTC, also known as ‘Crypto Dad’ said the U.S. is resisting digitization of the dollar due to it being a threat to the country’s dominance over the traditional financial system. Central Bank Digital Currencies or CBDCs are the future of money and countries that resist innovation will become irrelevant in the global financial landscape, said Giancarlo who is also the founder of the Digital Dollar Project. In a Word on the Block interview with Forkast Editor-in-Chief Angie Lau, Giancarlo expressed his disappointment over Washington’s hostility towards cryptocurrencies. His comments come in light of the recent enforcement actions against crypto by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

15 mai 2023

Timothy Massad, Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University Research Fellow, Director of the Digital Assets Policy Project and Former CFTC Chairman, discusses his key takeaways from the joint House hearing on digital assets on Wednesday, and his views on Tether.

11 mai 2023

Harvard Kennedy School Research Fellow and former CFTC Chair Timothy Massad, a witness at the house joint hearing on digital assets, discusses his outlook on stablecoin legislation.

11 mai 2023

House Financial Services Committee chairman Patrick McHenry (R-NC), along with the House Committee on Agriculture chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA), led a joint subcommittee hearing on the future of digital assets. Timothy Massad, Harvard Kennedy School Research Fellow and former CFTC Chair, discusses his takeaways from the hearing as a witness and the "skepticism" around formulating clearer crypto legislation in the U.S.

11 mai 2023

The head of Financial Crime Compliance at crypto exchange Binance, Tigran Gambarayan, discusses at Consensus 2023, Binance's relationship with the CFTC and law enforcement agencies.

27 avr. 2023

CFTC Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero breaks down the sentiment around crypto regulation in Washington. "The mood is trying to get it right," Romero added.

27 avr. 2023

CFTC Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero joins "All About Bitcoin" live from Consensus in Austin, Texas, to discuss the current state of crypto regulation in the U.S. Plus Romero's insights on the sentiment surrounding the crypto sector in Washington.

27 avr. 2023