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CFTC Served Ooki DAO Papers via Online Discussion Forum
CFTC Served Ooki DAO Papers via Online Discussion Forum
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) used an online discussion forum to serve a lawsuit against members of Ooki DAO, a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) t...
CFTC Served Ooki DAO Papers via Online Discussion Forum

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The CFTC Served Ooki DAO Papers by Posting Them in an Online Discussion Forum
The CFTC’s motion for alternative service asks a California judge to approve of the unconventional way Ooki DAO members were served.
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Interpreting the CFTC’s Lawsuit Against Ooki DAO
The CFTC sent shockwaves through the U.S. crypto industry by suing a DAO, but it doesn’t actually seem to be questioning decentralization.
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CFTC’s Ooki DAO Action Shatters Illusion of Regulator-Proof Protocol
The action raises still-unanswered questions about who is culpable when a DAO commits a crime – will casting a vote with a governance token be seen as a smoking gun?
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Coinbase CPO Faryar Shirzad (CoinDesk)
Crypto Is Capitol Hill’s Last ‘Bipartisan Issue,’ Coinbase Exec Says
Faryar Shirzad, chief policy officer at Coinbase, joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” to discuss the state of crypto in the U.S. and a need for clear regulation.
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CFTC Fines Blockchain Protocol bZeroX $250K, Files Civil Action Against Successor DAO
CFTC Fines Blockchain Protocol bZeroX $250K, Files Civil Action Against Successor DAO
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has penalized blockchain software protocol bZeroX and its founders $250,000 for offering illegal, off-exchange trading of digit...
CFTC Fines Blockchain Protocol bZeroX $250K, Files Civil Action Against Successor DAO

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CFTC Penalizes Blockchain Protocol $250K, Files Action Against Successor DAO
The commission said bZeroX offered illegal, off-exchange trading of digital assets, and has also filed a civil action against the Ooki DAO.
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U.S. lawmakers have taken another procedural step toward legislation to oversee the crypto industry. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Push to Enhance CFTC’s Crypto Watchdog Role Gets a Boost in US Congress
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, a Democrat in the House Agriculture Committee, introduced a bill to match the Senate’s earlier Stabenow-Boozman legislation
U.S. lawmakers have taken another procedural step toward legislation to oversee the crypto industry. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Two Regulatory Hearings Show Difference in SEC and CFTC Approaches to Crypto
Fireworks between Senator Toomey and SEC Chair Gensler.
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CFTC Chair Talks Ethereum Merge’s Impact on Crypto Sustainability, Energy Usage
CFTC Chair Talks Ethereum Merge’s Impact on Crypto Sustainability, Energy Usage
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Rostin Behnam discusses the appropriate approach to cryptocurrency’s energy consumption concerns, citing the successful Ether...
CFTC Chair Talks Ethereum Merge’s Impact on Crypto Sustainability, Energy Usage