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CFTC Chairman Suggests ‘Pause’ to Review Senate Bill Following FTX Collapse

CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam testified before the Senate Agriculture Committee in the first of several congressional hearings on FTX and said his agency couldn't have prevented the collapse because FTX wasn't an entity regulated by CFTC. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the hearing and why Chairman Behnam asked lawmakers to “take a pause” and overhaul the crypto bills. Plus, the significance of the Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act (DCCPA).

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Комісар CFTC США посилається на останні санкції Крипто у заклику до нових правил

Комісар Крістін Джонсон наполягає на тому, щоб її агентство працювало над політикою подальшого посилення опіки над активами клієнтів, оскільки CFTC запроваджує санкції проти ще однієї Крипто схеми Понці.

CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson and Conrad Bahlke, counsel at Willkie Farr & Gallagher at Crypto Connection 2022 (Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk)

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Should Crypto Should Be Subject to Banking Regulations? CFTC Chair Weighs In

In a hearing with the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam addresses questions on whether crypto should be regulated like a bank. Plus, he addresses the growing need for faster regulation, saying "I don't have the luxury to sit back [because] whether it's in the U.S. or off shore, no matter what [crypto] markets are going to exist."

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Голова CFTC пропонує «призупинити» перегляд законопроекту Сенату після фіаско FTX

Ростін Бенам сказав, що у світлі останніх Заходи законодавці повинні переконатися, що в законопроекті немає прогалин.

CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam testifying on FTX before the Senate Agriculture Committee. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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CFTC Chair: Crypto Contagion Has No Direct Impact on Financial Stability

In a hearing with the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam weighs in on the FTX collapse, noting that the crisis in crypto has "no direct impact on [broader] financial stability." But, he adds, "we can't just assume things will remain the same."

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CFTC Commissioner on Crypto Regulation: The Path Forward Is Joint Rule-Making With SEC

CFTC Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger discusses a collaborative "path forward" with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for crypto regulation, following the bankruptcy filing of crypto lender BlockFi amid the ongoing FTX fallout. "We're adults, we're professionals. We can sit in a room and figure out how to clarify who has jurisdiction where."

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CFTC Commissioner on FTX Collapse: Not Anything We Could've Done

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger discusses the impact of FTX's collapse on regulating crypto and the agency's legislative oversight of the spot markets. "It's not anything we could've done under our existing rules."

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Комісар CFTC каже, що регулювання Крипто не є рішенням одного відомства

Виступаючи на CoinDesk TV, Саммер К. Мерсінгер обговорила, чому необхідність регулювання Крипто вимагатиме від її агентства тісної співпраці з іншими.

CFTC Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger on CoinDesk TV (CoinDesk)

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CFTC Commissioner on Crypto Regulation Outlook Amid FTX Contagion

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger discusses her outlook for the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape and the CFTC's role as BlockFi becomes the latest crypto firm to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection following FTX's collapse.

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CFTC Chair Says FTX Direct Clearing Plan Was Far From Being Approved

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission was nowhere close to making a decision on a controversial FTX plan to streamline financial market structure rules, which were proposed before the crypto exchange went bust, CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam said Monday. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest developments in the crypto regulatory space.

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