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Senate Ag Committee Advances CFTC-Focused Portion of Market Structure Bill
While the Senate Agriculture Committee passed its part of the crypto market structure bill today, the Senate Banking Committee has yet to vote on its more comprehensive version of the CLARITY Act.
Coinbase Sues Three States Over Prediction Market Restrictions
The lawsuits were filed just before the Senate confirmed Trump’s pick to lead what would be prediction markets' federal regulator, the CFTC.
Polymarket Receives CFTC Approval to Operate in the United States
The long-awaited Polymarket US has been cleared to launch.
White House Crypto Report Recommends Expanding CFTC’s Role in Crypto Regulation
The call to extend the CFTC’s authority to be able to regulate non-security crypto assets echoes the CLARITY Act.
Ex-CFTC Chair Behnam Calls Self-Regulatory Organization ‘Critical’ to Market Regulation
A crypto industry SRO like the SEC’s FINRA could police member organizations with real teeth.
For the Crypto Market Structure CLARITY Act, the ‘Devil Is in the Details’
Four lawyers take on the question of agency power in the case of a broad regulatory bill written by a relatively crypto-friendly Congress.
HYPE Skyrockets to New All-Time High
Hyperliquid’s native token surged after CFTC commissioner Mersinger said crypto perpetual futures could come to the U.S. “very soon.”
SEC Chairman Atkins Calls for Crypto ‘Super-App Reality’
Letting SEC-registered crypto firms trade securities and non-securities would signal a “more mature” posture toward the industry, said Maple Finance’s co-founder.
Gensler and Behnam Look Back at Crypto Regulation and the Difference Shows
The outgoing chairman of the SEC had a much more hostile view of crypto than his counterpart at the CFTC.
CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam Announces Departure as Trump Era Regulators Prepare to Take Over
Under Behnam, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission did a lot of enforcement but also pushed for crypto regulation, and said many tokens were commodities, not securities
