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US GDP Expands 2.6% in Q3; Core Scientific’s Shares Plummet After Bankruptcy Warning

The U.S. economy rose in the third quarter after two consecutive months of contraction. Shares of the world's largest bitcoin miner, Core Scientific (CORZ), plummeted to as low as 23 cents after the firm warned it could enter into bankruptcy. CFTC Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero said crypto echoes the risks of the 2008 financial crisis.

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CFTC Commissioner Says Crypto Echos Risks of 2008 Financial Crisis

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) Christy Goldsmith Romero said crypto's growing interest by traditional finance firms should put regulators on notice of dangerous risks to come. Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the commissioner comparing the risks of crypto to the 2008 financial crisis.

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Crypto Echoes Risks of 2008 Financial Crisis, Says US CFTC Commissioner

Christy Goldsmith Romero says CFTC oversight would be an answer to potential financial stability risks brewing in the industry.

Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Chair Behnam Says CFTC's ‘Number One Accomplishment’ Is Track Record of Enforcement Actions

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Rostin Behnam is eager for his agency to shed its reputation as the friendlier regulator for the crypto industry. "The Hash" hosts discuss what this means for the CFTC's role in future crypto regulation.

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CFTC Chair Behnam Says ‘Number One Accomplishment’ Is Track Record of Enforcement Actions

Behnam said he gets “very irritated” by the crypto industry’s perception that the CFTC is a friendlier regulator than the SEC.

Rostin Behnam, chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Jesse Hamilton, CoinDesk)

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22% of Cases in CFTC's 2022 Crackdowns Were Crypto-Related

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) brought 82 enforcement actions in fiscal year 2022, 22% of which were filed against crypto-related entities. "The Hash" squad discusses the implications and outlook for crypto regulation amid a brewing turf war between the country's regulatory bodies.

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Over a Fifth of Cases in CFTC’s 2022 Crackdown Were Crypto-Related

The federal regulator’s annual enforcement results revealed that over 20% of the CFTC’s enforcement actions in 2022 involved crypto.

CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam speaks at DC Fintech Week. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Developers Excluded From Broker Label in New DCCPA Bill Draft

Stakeholders say that this latest draft of the bill tempers language that would be detrimental to DeFi.

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Markets

Investors’ Time Horizons Will Determine Their Bitcoin Positions

The most recent Commitment of Traders report, released each Tuesday by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, shows that reportable positions for asset managers are now 80% long and 20% short bitcoin futures.

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How Crypto Advocates Are Defending Ooki DAO

The case seemed bound to reach one specific conclusion, but not anymore!

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