Former SEC Advisory Committee Member Says Agency Underestimated Ripple

The SEC case against Ripple over whether XRP is an unregistered security awaits a summary judgment ruling, which Deaton has asserted would come soon. J.W. Verret, an associate law professor at George ...

CFTC Includes Crypto and Tech Executives in Advisory Committee

The Technology Advisory Committee focuses on guiding CFTC regarding technology’s impact on the financial system.  CFTC is the US financial regulator that monitors the derivatives market.  US financial...

CFTC’s New Tech Advisory Group Includes Execs From Circle, Paradigm

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the addition of key industry members to the newly constituted Technology Advisory Committee (TAC). The official press release stated that the ...

CFTC Announced New List of Members from Circle, TRM for Tech Advisory

The partnership of the CFTC with the industry professional seems to be in stark contrast with the other US agencies, such as the SEC, which has presented itself very coldly towards cryptocurrencies. T...

CFTC forms new Tech Advisory Group, appoints high-profile crypto executives

Executives from Circle, TRM, Fireblocks, and other companies have been appointed by the CFTC to its new Tech Advisory Committee (TAC). In an official statement, Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero n...

CFTC adds execs from Circle, Ava Labs and Fireblocks to tech advisory group

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has signaled receptiveness to the crypto and blockchain sector after including several executives from the space as part of its new Technology Advisory ...

CFTC Names Executives From Circle, TRM, Fireblocks Among Others to New Tech Advisory Group

“To protect our markets from increasingly-sophisticated cyber attacks, to ensure responsible development of digital assets in a way that protects customers, and to ensure that the implications o...

PCAOB warns investors of PoR report’s reliability in latest advisory

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board recently issued an advisory for investors.  The advisory warned investors about the reliability of PoR reports carried out by third parties for crypto ent...

Tim Draper joins EtherMail’s advisory board, leads $4 million raise

Web3 email solution EtherMail received $4 million from veteran venture investor Tim Draper, well-known for backing household names, including Hotmail — the company EtherMail is trying to disrupt. ...

Crypto Exchange Binance Approached SEC Chair Gary Gensler in 2018 To Offer Advisory Position: Report

The world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, reportedly recruited current U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler for an advisory role back in 2018. According to the Wall Str...

Binance allegedly tried to evade US authorities, while offering Gensler advisory role

A recent report revealed that crypto exchange Binance allegedly maintained control over its American unit, which was said to operate independently from the international entity. Moreover, Binance repo...

SEC Chair Gensler Was Offered Advisory Role at Binance

Alex Dovbnya The current chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, was offered an advisory role at Binance in 2018 and 2019 Gary Gensler, the reigning chair of the U.S....

DeFi to be examined at inaugural CFTC tech advisory meeting: Finance Redefined

Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you significant developments over the last week. DeFi will be in focus...

Toposware Grows Advisory Board With Gaming, Next-Gen Tech, and Engineering Leaders

Former IBM Executive Paul Roma, Electronic Arts’ Martin Wischhusen, and University of Texas’ Dr. Sriram Vishwanath join the protocol amidst key growth period BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Toposware, the lead...

Stellar Blockchain Joins JPMorgan, BlackRock in CFTC’s Global Advisory Committee ⋆ ZyCrypto

Advertisement &nbsp &nbsp The cross-remittance blockchain is the only layer-1 protocol in the committee. Others joining the platform include Uniswap Labs and CoinFund.  The de...

ApeCoin’s Yuga Labs Co-Founder Stepping Down to Advisory Role, Here’s What Happened

Wylie Aronow, a co-founder of Yuga Labs’ Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), has announced on Twitter that he will be taking a leave of absence from his role at Yuga Labs to focus on his health. The Yu...

Stellar Joins CFTC’s Global Markets Advisory Committee as a Prominent Crypto Organization

The new sponsor of the GMAC is CFTC commissioner Caroline Pham. The United States government’s independent Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) oversees the futures and options markets. The Glo...

Stellar Development Foundation Joins New CFTC Advisory Committee

3 hours ago | 2 mins read Blockchain News SDF will be representing the cryptocurrency industry as one of four representatives. The foundation is hoping to shift attention to Layer 1 protocols and paym...

Foundation Behind XRP Rival Stellar (XLM) Tapped for Position on New CFTC Advisory Committee

The firm behind XRP competitor Stellar (XLM) will represent the digital asset industry in the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) relaunched Global Market Advisory Committee (GMAC). In a new...

Stellar joins CFTC’s Global Markets Advisory Committee as one of four crypto orgs

The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has become the newest member of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC), the blockchain announce...

Crypto industry leader Stellar joins CFTC advisory committee – Cryptopolitan

The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) recently announced its inclusion in the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC). This committee is...

Larry Summers gives up advisory role at crypto firm DCG amid criticism

Larry Summers, the Harvard professor and former top financial advisor during the Obama administration, has cut ties with troubled crypto conglomerate Digital Currency Group (DCG).  Summers joined DCG ...

Judge pulls out of SBF-FTX case citing husband’s law firm’s advisory link

The ongoing legal proceedings around former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) took a new turn as District Judge Ronnie Abrams withdrew her participation from the case. The United States District Court f...

Boris Johnson’s Brother Stepped Down From Binance’s Global Advisory Board (Report)

Jo Johnson – the brother of the UK’s former PM, Boris Johnson – reportedly resigned from his advisory role in Bifinity (a payments technology company launched by Binance).  The world’s largest cryptoc...

Fluree Announces Peter Serenita as Advisory Board’s Inaugural Member

Among the first financial-services chief data officers, Serenita chairs the Enterprise Data Management Council and will help advance Fluree’s product-market fit and global expansion within highly-regu...

Boris Johnson’s Brother Steps Down from Advisory Board of Binance Subsidiary

Alex Dovbnya As questions began to arise about the transparency of Binance’s finances, Jo Johnson, Boris Johnson’s brother, resigned from his post Jo Johnson, the brother of former U.K. Prime Mi...

Toposware Announces Key Additions to Business Advisory Board

C-Suite veteran Jeanette Gorgas and growth strategy VP Mimi Spier will support the protocol as it prepares for Testnet launch in 2023 BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Toposware, the lead developer of Topos, the...

Australia’s ASIC cautions users against crypto-scams with new advisory

Australia’s market regulator, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), has released a list of the top-10 ways to spot a cryptocurrency scam. The advisory came amidst a steep rise i...

Justin Sun Confirms Advisory Role in Huobi, Denies Buying It

Just a week after Huobi Global revealed a change in the shareholder structure, Tron founder Justin Sun’s role as a shadow owner of the crypto exchange surfaced. He has, however, refuted claims about a...

Houbi Global invited Justin Sun to be the First Huobi Global Advisory Board Member

Huobi Global, which has been working on the development of crypto for the last decade, invited Mr. Justin Sun to be the first member of the Huobi Global Advisory Board alongside other global leaders. ...

OpenSea CFO Leaves Role, Will Remain in Advisory Role

OpenSea Chief Financial Officer Brian Roberts has resigned ten months after assuming the position and will remain an advisor for the company. Roberts announced this on his LinkedIn page. He was the fi...