Rostin Behnam

CFTC redefining ‘swaps’ to protect prediction market sports bets
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2 October, 2026

CFTC redefining ‘swaps’ to protect prediction market sports bets

CFTC touts year-end enforcement wins, seeks new swap rules for prediction markets, and eyes Adam Kinzinger as Congress widens its...
US Senate Ag committee releases market structure draft
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11 November, 2025

US Senate Ag committee releases market structure draft

Crypto markets surge as the Senate Agriculture unveils a draft of digital asset market structure legislation; meanwhile, the IRS okays...
Trump having seismic impact on crypto even before he takes oath
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16 January, 2025

Trump having seismic impact on crypto even before he takes oath

Trump's second term as U.S. president is still a week away, but his impact on crypto is already huge. BTC's...
Coinbase crows over SEC court rulings, cringes at CFTC subpoena
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14 January, 2025

Coinbase crows over SEC court rulings, cringes at CFTC subpoena

Coinbase is celebrating some partial legal victories against America’s securities regulator while trying to dodge a new customer info request...
CFTC Chair Behnam quitting; Winklevii reach $5M settlement
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8 January, 2025

CFTC Chair Behnam quitting; Winklevii reach $5M settlement

The settlement will see Gemini pay a hefty penalty to the CFTC for a lawsuit the latter filed in 2022....
CFTC records $17B monetary relief in 2024, thanks to digital assets
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9 December, 2024

CFTC records $17B monetary relief in 2024, thanks to digital assets

In 2024, the U.S. agency brought 58 new enforcement actions, including precedent-setting digital asset commodities cases, but the crackdown of...