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CFTC Chief Says FTX Plan Could Make Crypto Markets 'More Efficient'
CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam said he didn't yet support FTX's proposal to directly settle margined crypto trades, but said he must support "responsible innovation."
CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam to Testify Before House Agriculture Committee
CoinDesk Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De explains what to expect from CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam’s testimony before the House Agriculture Committee. Plus, a conversation about Bruce Fenton’s run for a New Hampshire U.S. Senate seat and the broader trend of crypto industry engagement in politics.
Biden's Executive Order on Crypto Receives Bipartisan Praise
The White House unveiled a "whole-of-government" approach to digital assets earlier this week, the president's press secretary said.
Former CFTC Chairman on Economic Impact of Russia-Ukraine War: Commodities, CBDCs, and More
Timothy Massad, former CFTC chairman and current research fellow at the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, discusses the global economic implications of the Russia-Ukraine war and the repercussions that markets may face for isolating Russia’s economy. Massad discusses possible threats to the commodities markets, Putin’s ambitions to nationalize assets of western companies exiting Russia, and President Biden’s executive order on crypto oversight.
FTX.US Derivatives Seeks CFTC Approval to Clear Margin Trades Directly for Customers
The company says the change would allow customers to assess and respond to derivatives risks in real time.
CFTC Brings Charges Against 4 Alleged Operators of $44M Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme
Tuesday’s charges are just the latest in the regulator's efforts to regulate the crypto industry.
Former CFTC Chair Giancarlo on Russian Sanctions, CBDCs and Dollar Hegemony
If the U.S. doesn’t move on a digital dollar, it can lose its technological and financial edge, “Crypto Dad” told CoinDesk TV.
Former CFTC Chairman: Crypto Regulation, Market Manipulation and More
Chris Giancarlo, Willkie Farr & Gallagher senior counsel and former CFTC chairman, joins “First Mover” to discuss the crypto regulation landscape in the United States, looking specifically at the the CFTC chair Rostin Behnam’s request to Congress asking for additional funding to oversee the crypto spot markets.
CoinFund CEO Talks Crypto Regulation, Future of NFTs and Web 3 Potentials at ETHDenver 2022
Former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo joined VC firm CoinFund in the beginning of 2022 as a policy advisor. CoinFund CEO Jake Brukman joins "All About ETH" to discuss how the former regulator will help the crypto industry. And as a backer to NFT platform Rarible, Brukman shares his advice to the marketplace and his predictions for the NFT market beyond digital art. Plus, he reveals the firm's investment thesis and Web 3 potentials at ETHDenver 2022.
CFTC Chair Urges Key Role for His Agency in Overseeing Crypto Spot Markets
Rostin Behnam, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), told the Senate Agriculture Committee Wednesday he believes his agency is best placed to monitor crypto spot markets trading, reiterating a stance he first took in October. He also asked Congress for an additional $100 million so the agency can properly oversee crypto markets. CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De discusses the latest in an ongoing crypto regulation turf war.