Commodity Futures Trading Commission

US court orders UK man behind Control-Finance scam to pay $572M
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30 March, 2021

US court orders UK man behind Control-Finance scam to pay $572M

Benjamin Reynolds, the founder of Control-Finance, is accused of misleading investors to believe he would invest their BTC, which authorities...
The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 37: Coinbase pays $6.5M fine, FATF updates guidance, Hester Peirce talks regulation & innovation
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26 March, 2021

The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 37: Coinbase pays $6.5M fine, FATF updates guidance, Hester Peirce talks regulation & innovation

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission released an announcement confirming that Coinbase exchange had agreed to settle charges and to...
Coinbase gets $6.5 million penalty from CFTC over in-house trading issues
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22 March, 2021

Coinbase gets $6.5 million penalty from CFTC over in-house trading issues

The charges, which the CFTC filed and settled on the same day, were for "reckless false, misleading or inaccurate reporting"...
The endangered state of digital asset exchanges
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19 March, 2021

The endangered state of digital asset exchanges

The U.S.’s expanding offensive on digital asset players should be a clear signal that existing regulatory structures apply to the...
New bill calls for joint SEC and CFTC digital assets working group
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11 March, 2021

New bill calls for joint SEC and CFTC digital assets working group

The group would be formed of representatives from both regulators, as well as a number of non-government stakeholders, including from...
Georgetown law professor Chris Brummer up for CFTC chair
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22 January, 2021

Georgetown law professor Chris Brummer up for CFTC chair

Joe Biden is expected to choose Chris Brummer to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission following the resignation of incumbent...