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Washington, D.C.’s Buddy Sam Bankman-Fried Has Some Explaining to Do

FTX CEO Bankman-Fried has been crypto’s shining star in U.S. policy circles, and it’s unclear whether he has an obvious successor.

Sam Bankman-Fried and former U.S. President Bill Clinton at Crypto Bahamas conference in Nassau in April 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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With FTX Bloodied, Rival in US Regulatory Fight Adds Another Knife

One of the traditional, regulated firms that has opposed an FTX effort to upend derivatives clearing – Cboe Digital – jumped into the drama by issuing a letter boasting about its safety measures.

The Cboe Global Markets Inc. building in Chicago (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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US Regulators Probing FTX Handling of Customer Funds: Bloomberg

FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried denied customer funds were being re-invested in a now deleted tweet posted on Monday.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Craig Barritt/Getty Images)

Policy

FTX’s Push for US Crypto Clearing Left In Suspense by Binance Deal

The fate of FTX U.S. Derivatives’ application for the authority to clear customers’ crypto transactions – a potential game changer in U.S. markets – is now unclear.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

CFTC Issues Order Against Fraudulent Crypto Arbitrage Company

Commissioner Kristen Johnson said investors may be lured into such schemes because "the technology supporting complex trading strategies is already readily accessible."

(Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock)

Policy

Crypto Investor a16z Wants to Join Ooki DAO Defense Against CFTC

Andreessen Horowitz is just the latest entity looking to argue the commodities regulator must serve its lawsuit against individual members of the DAO, not the DAO itself.

A16z's flagship crypto fund loses 40% in the first half of 2022. (Haotian Zheng/Unsplash)

Policy

CFTC Staff Recommends Rejecting Kalshi's US Election Contracts: Bloomberg

Commissioners would still need to vote on the advice.

(Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock)

Policy

TradFi Regulations Can Be Applied to Crypto – to an Extent, CFTC Commissioner Says

Christy Goldsmith Romero also said Congress needs to act to provide clarity about what agency should oversee the crypto spot market.

Christy Goldsmith Romero, a commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trade Commission (CFTC)

Policy

Prediction Market Kalshi Signals It Sees CFTC's Blessing for Midterm Election Bets

A countdown clock on its website ends today, indicating the service is optimistic regulators will let it offer contracts for the Nov. 8 election.

Kalshi countdown to election markets (kalshi.com)

Videos

CFTC Commissioner Romero on Why Crypto Echoes Risks of 2008 Financial Crisis

Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) shares insights into why crypto and the broader financial landscape today echo the environment that triggered the 2008 financial crisis. Plus, the future of crypto regulation.

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