CFTC

Sources: for years, the SEC and CFTC were hindered by banks' usage of messaging apps like WhatsApp to skirt archiving rules; ~10 banks may be fined ~$2B total (Bloomberg)

August 16, 2022

[ad_1] Bloomberg: Sources: for years, the SEC and CFTC were hindered by banks’ usage of messaging apps like WhatsApp to…

A look at Sam Bankman-Fried's US lobbying, seeking to make CFTC, not SEC, oversee crypto markets and change how commodity futures markets operate in the US (Freddy Brewster/Los Angeles Times)

August 13, 2022

[ad_1] Freddy Brewster / Los Angeles Times: A look at Sam Bankman-Fried’s US lobbying, seeking to make CFTC, not SEC,…

CFTC sues Gemini, alleging that the crypto exchange's staff misled the federal regulator during Gemini's 2017 effort to launch bitcoin futures contracts. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

June 2, 2022

[ad_1] Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: CFTC sues Gemini, alleging that the crypto exchange’s staff misled the federal regulator during Gemini’s…

At a CFTC meeting, agricultural groups criticized FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's plan for automated risk management and 24/7 trading in leveraged futures markets (Gary Silverman/Financial Times)

May 31, 2022

[ad_1] Gary Silverman / Financial Times: At a CFTC meeting, agricultural groups criticized FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s plan for automated…

The CFTC orders the three cofounders of BitMEX, Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo, and Samuel Reed, to pay $10M each in civil penalties for illegal trading (Aislinn Keely/The Block)

May 5, 2022

[ad_1] Aislinn Keely / The Block: The CFTC orders the three cofounders of BitMEX, Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo, and Samuel…

Some prominent crypto executives, including FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, are pushing to be regulated by the CFTC, not the SEC, a smaller agency focused on futures (Bloomberg)

March 31, 2022

[ad_1] Bloomberg: Some prominent crypto executives, including FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, are pushing to be regulated by the CFTC, not…