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Commissioner Caroline Pham is outlining a “time-limited” program to start allowing regulated crypto markets and tokenization, an approach she says has precedents.

By Jesse Hamilton

Sep 7, 2023 at 5:45 p.m. UTC

Sep 7, 2023

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Coinbase Inc. quietly cleared a major hurdle for getting regulated in the U.S., though it's not with the Securities and Exchange Commission. (CoinDesk)

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Coinbase, Tarred as an Illicit Exchange by the SEC, Quietly Got Regulated Elsewhere in the U.S.

The firm’s new futures commission merchant status at the CFTC may undermine the other U.S. markets regulator – the SEC – and bolster the case for ether as a commodity.

By Jesse Hamilton Helene Braun

Aug 17, 2023 at 3:20 p.m. UTC

Aug 17, 2023

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Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao (CoinDesk, modified by PhotoMosh)

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Binance Feels Strain of World’s Regulators Leaping Into Action

This week’s Australian probe, which sought out Binance employees outside the office, is only one of a growing list of legal entanglements facing the world’s biggest crypto exc...

By Jesse Hamilton

Jul 7, 2023 at 5:35 p.m. UTC

Jul 7, 2023

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Kalshi will have a prediction contract weighed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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CFTC to Review Prediction Market Kalshi’s Contracts to Bet on Control of Congress

The U.S. derivatives regulator has scheduled a June 26 meeting to discuss starting another review to evaluate whether to approve Kalshi’s event contracts.

By Jesse Hamilton

Jun 16, 2023 at 10:57 p.m. UTC

Jun 16, 2023

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U.S. House Republicans Push for Crypto Oversight With Bill to Make SEC Play Ball

Draft legislation from key committee chairs represents this year’s most significant proposal for how the federal government might build guardrails around the digital assets se...

By Jesse Hamilton

Jun 2, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. UTC

Jun 2, 2023

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Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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U.S. Commodities Agency May Change Risk Rules to Consider Crypto

The CFTC has proposed an overhaul of risk-management requirements, and one commissioner says it should factor in emerging crypto dangers.

By Jesse Hamilton

Jun 2, 2023 at 12:28 a.m. UTC

Jun 2, 2023

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U.S. CFTC Warns About Clearing Derivatives Tied to Digital Assets

The derivatives agency said that clearing organizations need to address risks as they move into the crypto space, and Commissioner Johnson suggests it's time for agency rules...

By Jesse Hamilton

May 30, 2023 at 5:13 p.m. UTC

May 30, 2023

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DeFi to Go Under Microscope at US CFTC Advisory Group’s Opening Session

The derivative regulators’ Technology Advisory Committee will examine DeFi among other tech priorities at a March 22 meeting.

By Jesse Hamilton

Mar 1, 2023 at 8:51 p.m. UTC

Mar 1, 2023

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CFTC Chair Testifies Before Senate on FTX; Compass Mining's Bitcoin Miner Protection Plan

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CFTC Chair Testifies Before Senate on FTX; Compass Mining's Bitcoin Miner Protection Plan

Rostin Behnam, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is calling for lawmakers to act quickly and create a crypto regulatory framework after FTX's collapse. Plu...

By CoinDesk Inc

Dec 1, 2022 at 8:44 p.m. UTC

Dec 1, 2022

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CFTC Chair Says FTX Direct Clearing Plan Was Far From Being Approved

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CFTC Chair Says FTX Direct Clearing Plan Was Far From Being Approved

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission was nowhere close to making a decision on a controversial FTX plan to streamline financial market structure rules, which were pro...

By CoinDesk Inc

Nov 28, 2022 at 7:22 p.m. UTC

Nov 28, 2022

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CFTC Commissioner Pitches Pilot Program for U.S. Crypto Regulation

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Coinbase, Tarred as an Illicit Exchange by the SEC, Quietly Got Regulated Elsewhere in the U.S.

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Binance Feels Strain of World’s Regulators Leaping Into Action

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CFTC to Review Prediction Market Kalshi’s Contracts to Bet on Control of Congress

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U.S. House Republicans Push for Crypto Oversight With Bill to Make SEC Play Ball

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U.S. Commodities Agency May Change Risk Rules to Consider Crypto

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U.S. CFTC Warns About Clearing Derivatives Tied to Digital Assets

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DeFi to Go Under Microscope at US CFTC Advisory Group’s Opening Session

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CFTC Chair Testifies Before Senate on FTX; Compass Mining's Bitcoin Miner Protection Plan

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CFTC Chair Says FTX Direct Clearing Plan Was Far From Being Approved