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CFTC Commissioner on DeFi Identity, Regulation Outlook in 2024

CFTC Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero joins "First Mover" to discuss a report released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Digital Assets and Blockchain Technology Subcommittee of the Technology Advisory Committee (TAC), which urged policymakers to look at ways of identifying the individuals involved in decentralized finance (DeFi). Plus, insights on the regulator's settlement with crypto exchange Binance and her regulatory outlook for 2024.

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BlackRock, Other Potential Providers Update Bitcoin ETF Filings; CFTC Turns to DeFi

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines shaping the crypto industry today, including BlackRock (BLK), VanEck and other potential ETF providers filing updated documents within hours of the SEC's response. Plus, the CFTC wants policymakers to look at ways of identifying the individuals involved in DeFi. And, host of CNBC’s Mad Money Jim Cramer said bitcoin was “topping out” just days after he claimed bitcoin was “here to stay.”

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'We Are Going to Catch You,' CFTC Commissioner on Binance Settlement

CFTC Commissioner, Christy Goldsmith Romero weighs in on the regulator's settlement with crypto exchange Binance and what it means for those crypto service providers servicing U.S. customers.

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DeFi Identity Should Be Focus of U.S. Policymakers, CFTC Says

Policymakers should identify the projects of greatest concern and prioritize progress on digital identity, a report from one of the regulator's committees said.

Christy Goldsmith Romero (CFTC)

Tech

Mango Markets Faces Regulatory 'Inquiry' Ahead of Eisenberg Crypto Fraud Trial

The DEX is voting on whether to appoint a representative to triage this inquiry.

A cubist painting of a federal agent inspecting a mango with a magnifying glass (DALL-E)

Policy

CFTC Pushes FTX-Inspired Rule to Protect Customers' Money

Commissioners took a step toward requiring derivatives clearing organizations, a key type of middleman in the industry, to keep their customers' money segregated from their own funds.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission would be granted far-reaching authority over crypto trading and regulation in a new Senate bill. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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U.S. CFTC Approves Bitcoin Futures Platform Bitnomial's Derivatives Clearing Application

The commissioners discussed issues like conflict of interest before ultimately voting in favor of the margined bitcoin futures company.

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Policy

Binance's Multi-Billion CFTC Penalty Was 'Heightened,' Says Commissioner Kristin Johnson

Johnson clarified that the agency sued the crypto exchange because it "simply failed to comply with regulation," and didn't accuse it of misconduct.

CFTC Commissioner Kristin Johnson speaking at the FT Crypto Winter event (Jamie Crawley/CoinDesk)

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Caroline Pham: Supportive Regulation at the CFTC

The CFTC commissioner, in a year marked by an aggressive, sometimes arbitrary regulatory enforcement, stood out as an accommodator of innovation in the crypto sector.

The CFTC's Caroline Pham (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

Policy

Binance, Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao Handing Over Record $1.35B Fine in CFTC Settlement

The company's CFTC penalties, which were paired with an agreement to give back a separate $1.35 billion to wronged customers, are a big piece of the $4.3 billion in total cash going to the U.S. government, including the U.S. DOJ and Treasury.

CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam speaks at a press conference on Nov. 21, 2023. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)