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FTX Direct Clearing Plan Was Nowhere Close to Being Approved, CFTC Chief Says
Rostin Behnam, the agency's chairman, did say FTX executives met frequently with the regulator.

Crypto’s Future Will Be Based on Self-Custody and Regulation: Kraken's Dave Ripley
The incoming CEO discusses why the future of crypto will be based on proof of reserves and thoughtful regulation.

CFTC Bypassed Legal Requirement in Trying to Serve Ooki DAO, Crypto Supporters Claim
Andreessen Horowitz, LexPunK and the DeFi Education Fund filed their responses to the CFTC.

CFTC Has ‘Boots on the Ground’ at FTX Subsidiary LedgerX
Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson said that the regulator is monitoring crypto clearinghouse LedgerX on a “daily if not hourly basis.”

Former SEC Official Doubts FTX Crash Will Prompt Congress to Act on Crypto Regulations
Lisa Braganca said lawmakers are in a tough spot because many of them had a close relationship with Sam Bankman-Fried, the now-disgraced FTX founder.

CFTC Pushes Back Against Amicus Briefs in Ooki DAO Lawsuit
Lawyers for the CFTC served notice of the lawsuit against the DAO via a website help bot and a forum post. The four amicus briefs say the CFTC wasn't playing fair.

Health of FTX’s US Derivatives Arm Owed to Oversight, Says CFTC Chief Behnam
The former LedgerX unit seems to be in good shape, Behnam said at a Chicago event, though its controversial application to directly clear customers’ derivatives trades was withdrawn.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce: FTX’s Collapse Could Finally Be ‘Catalyst’ for Regulation
“Having the SEC and CFTC work together makes a lot of sense,” Peirce told CoinDesk TV.

‘Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste’: CFTC Commissioner Calls on Congress to Act After FTX Debacle
Kristin N. Johnson discusses the FTX fiasco and why Congress should take a pragmatic approach in closing the regulatory gap.

Regulatory Gap Limiting CFTC's Crypto Purview: Commissioner Johnson
CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson discusses her take on FTX's downfall and whether U.S. regulators might probe Sam Bankman-Fried, the head of a non-U.S. entity, the way they did former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes. "We are vigorously enforcing any instances where we can," Johnson said. "There is a regulatory gap ... that really limits our ability."
