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CFTC
IOSCO Taps Belgian Regulator Servais as Chair, US CFTC Chief as No. 2
The global standard setter on securities has been more focused on crypto lately, and new vice chairman Rostin Behnam of the CFTC has been at the center of the U.S. policy debate.

Seed Club Co-Creator: 'DAOs Aren't People. It's a Network'
The CFTC should identify and serve the people it believes are responsible for Ooki DAO's alleged violations rather than the DAO itself as an entity, a community of lawyers called "LeXpunK Army" argued Monday. Jess Sloss, co-creator of the DAO Accelerator Network "Seed Club," discusses his take on the Ooki DAO case and whether DAOs are people. Plus, Sloss shares insights into the Seed Club's mission and a preview of his panel at CoinDesk's I.D.E.A.S. 2022 in New York City.

Rep. Himes on US Crypto Regulation Outlook
As election season nears, Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) joins "First Mover" live from I.D.E.A.S. 2022 in New York City to discuss the future of U.S. crypto regulations amid the market downturn and a brewing turf war between the SEC and CFTC. Plus, his take on CBDCs and stablecoins across the globe and why "there's room for both."

DAOs Aren't People, Crypto Lawyers Tell Court in CFTC's Ooki Case
The CFTC should serve the people it believes are responsible for Ooki DAO's alleged violations rather than the DAO itself, LeXpunK Army argued Monday.

SEC, CFTC Probing Bankrupt Crypto Hedge Fund Three Arrows Capital: Report
The federal agencies are looking into whether Three Arrows misled investors about its balance sheet and whether the hedge fund should have registered with them.

Crypto Venture Capital Fund Paradigm Also Wants CFTC to Serve Ooki DAO's Members
Paradigm has become the third entity to try and join the Ooki DAO case, arguing the CFTC should identify and serve its lawsuit against individual members rather than the DAO as a whole.

CFTC’s Behnam Calls FTX Idea a Potential ‘Evolution’ in Market Structure
Chairman Rostin Behnam says the FTX proposal for directly clearing certain crypto derivatives without intermediaries is still being weighed and would mark a “significant shift.”

CFTC Commissioner to Pitch Retail Investor Definition to Get Set for Crypto
Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero says the agency needs a new way of categorizing investors as it prepares for new digital-assets oversight.

SEC Chairman Says CFTC Should Get More Power to Oversee Stablecoins: Report
Gary Gensler pointed out that the CFTC doesn't have direct authority to write rules for the firms that issue stablecoins.
