CFTC
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
New Bill Seeks To Reconcile Regulatory Division Between SEC and CFTC
The bill would establish a 20-person committee of independent stakeholders tasked with advising both the SEC and CFTC.
CFTC Orders Cease and Desist Against Uniswap Labs
Uniswap Labs will pay a $175,000 settlement fine as the “regulation by enforcement” campaign continues.
CFTC Awards $1 Million to Whistleblower in Digital Asset Case
Nearly half of the CFTC's cases in the last fiscal year were related to digital assets.
CFTC Chair Asserts At Least 70% of Crypto Assets Are Not Securities
Behnam urged Congress to grant the agency more authority over digital assets.
