Rostin Behnam

Lutnick now a Treasury longshot; SEC’s Gensler resigned to resigning
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19 November, 2024

Lutnick now a Treasury longshot; SEC’s Gensler resigned to resigning

Gary Gensler gave a speech in which he hinted that his time at the SEC was coming to a close;...
US House hearing pumps CFTC, dumps SEC, achieves little
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7 June, 2023

US House hearing pumps CFTC, dumps SEC, achieves little

The new bill aims to carve out clearly defined roles for both the CFTC and the SEC and stop the...
DeFi is subject to regulation, CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam says
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22 May, 2023

DeFi is subject to regulation, CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam says

The CFTC chair argued that decentralized digital asset exchanges will be regulated regardless of how they’re constituted—it’s just a matter...
Ethereum is a security—CFTC is wrong
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13 March, 2023

Ethereum is a security—CFTC is wrong

As per the legal opinion of both the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Attorney...
Why Congress needs to act: CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam shares lessons learned from FTX collapse
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6 December, 2022

Why Congress needs to act: CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam shares lessons learned from FTX collapse

Regulators in the United States believe regulating the digital currency market is key to preventing events such as the FTX...
CFTC: The not-so friendly regulator
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7 November, 2022

CFTC: The not-so friendly regulator

Digital asset regulation in the United States has a problem. There are too many chefs in the kitchen, and in...