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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.

CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

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.

Kraken CEO Dave Ripley (Kraken)

Policy

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.

(Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock)

Policy

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.”

Kristin N. Johnson, commissioner of Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CoinDesk)

Finance

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.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)

Policy

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.

CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

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said at a Chicago event, though its controversial application to directly clear customers’ derivatives trades was withdrawn.

CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam (Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

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.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

‘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.

Kristin N. Johnson, commissioner of Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CoinDesk)

Videos

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."

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