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‘Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste’: CFTC Commissioner Calls on Congress to Act After FTX Debacle

Kristin N. Johnson discusses the FTX fiasco and why Congress should take a pragmatic approach in closing the regulatory gap.

Kristin N. Johnson, commissioner of Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CoinDesk)

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CFTC Commissioner Addresses FTX Fallout

Following the fallout of FTX, "there may be an impetus to do something," CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson said. "I'm hopeful that Congress will take up the questions that we've described ... and close the regulatory gap, giving clear direction to the SEC and the CFTC."

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Crypto Execs Ask for Clearer US Regulatory Policy After FTX Collapse

The CEOs of Coinbase, Ripple and Circle called for clearer policy framework in a tweet thread started by Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington D.C. (Getty Images)

Policy

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

LBRY Sold Tokens as Securities, Federal Judge Rules

The SEC sued LBRY last March on allegations it sold its native LBC token in violation of federal securities laws.

A federal judge ruled for the SEC in its case against LBRY on Monday. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC Charges Trade Coin Club Founding Members With Operating a $295 Million Ponzi Scheme

The multi-level marketing organization raised over 80,000 bitcoin from 100,000 investors.

(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Policy

Coinbase Files to Support Ripple Against SEC Case

The crypto exchange joins a trade group and other groups in arguing the SEC's case threatens the broader industry.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Lobbyist Group Blockchain Association Asks Court for Permission to Support Ripple Against SEC Case

The Internet Choice Advocates Network and SpendTheBits also filed amicus briefs.

Blockchain Association Executive Director Kristin Smith (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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)