10 seconds ago | 2 mins read Altcoin News It’s a move that pits the CFTC squarely against the U.S.SEC. Behnam has urged Congress to clarify its authority to regulate the crypto industry. In an intrigu...
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CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam Continues Calls for Non-Security Tokens Regulations
The chairman of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission, often known as the CFTC, is Rostin Behnam, and he has said that he would continue working toward the agency’s goal of regu...
CFTC ‘well-positioned’ to fill regulatory gap in crypto: Behnam
Turmoil in the cryptocurrency markets shows action is needed and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is “well-positioned” to fill a regulatory gap in cryptocurrency markets if Congress chooses, t...
CFTC Chair Behnam walks fine line during Congress’ first FTX hearing
After crypto exchange behemoth FTX imploded in a matter of days, the chair of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission walked a fine line in continuing his call for the same legislation Sam Bankman-...
CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam snubs Ethereum, claims only Bitcoin is a commodity
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Rostin Behnam said the only cryptocurrency that should be classified as a commodity is Bitcoin. Behnam made the comment during a private crypto event ...
CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam to Be Grilled Over FTX Crash (Report)
The US lawmakers will reportedly discuss FTX’s collapse with Rostin Behnam – Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The authorities will examine whether the regulator could have ...
US CFTC’s Behnam Will Testify at FTX Hearing in Senate
The Agriculture Committee announced the hearing the same day it published a defense of the Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act, a bill supported by Bankman-Fried. Industry participants have ex...
Rostin Behnam of CFTC Fame Shares His Crypto Views
Rostin Behnam is the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the financial organization that governs bitcoin. Rostin Behnam Is Neutral on Crypto For the most part, Behnam is a neu...
Ethereum Is Not a Security Despite Switch To Proof-of-Stake, According to CTFC Chair Rostin Behnam
The Chair of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) says that Ethereum (ETH) is not a security despite making the transition to a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism. According to a new repo...
CFTC’s Behnam Calls FTX Idea a Potential ‘Evolution’ in Market Structure
The application process seems to be “going well,” so far, said Zach Dexter, the CEO of FTX US Derivatives, at a separate event on Friday – the Security Traders Association market structure conference....
Ooki DAO Case So ‘Egregious,’ CFTC Had No Choice, Chair Behnam Says
Behnam has been pursuing a much longer reach for his agency when it comes to crypto, asking Congress to give it power to oversee the spot market for digital commodity tokens. That’s a favored idea in ...
Bitcoin Price Could Easily Double Under CFTC-Led Regulation, Chair Rostin Behnam Reckons ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Rostin Behnam has expressed his belief that the price of bitcoin could skyrocket if the cryptocurre...
Rostin Behnam Says Bitcoin Price Could Jump X2 under CFTC Regulation
The CFTC chairman said that a clear regulatory framework for crypto would entice more institutional investors in addition to fueling the price of Bitcoin. The chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading...
Bitcoin Could ‘Double in Price’ Under CFTC Regulation, Chairman Behnam Says
“Non-bank [crypto] institutions thrive on regulation, they thrive on regulatory certainty, they thrive on a level playing field,” Behnam added. “And they may say otherwise, they might bicker about the...
Bitcoin Could ‘Double in Price’ Under CFTC Regulation, Says Chairman Behnam
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Rostin Behnam said Wednesday that regulations oversight under the CFTC could have significant benefits for the crypto sector, including a potential...
CFTC ready to be crypto protector, Behnam informs Senators –
In the newest introduction to crafting crypto law of the US Senate, two assembly meetings yesterday portrayed that administrative regulations are very doubtful even now. The Agricultural Committee of...
Merge is ‘a step in the right direction’ to address crypto’s energy usage — Rostin Behnam
Rostin Behnam, chair of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, said the Ethereum blockchain’s transition to proof-of-stake may help reduce crypto’s energy usage, but hinted l...
CFTC Already Preparing to Be Crypto Watchdog, Behnam Tells US Senators
Still, Behnam praised the legislation and its plan for additional agency funding that will allow the CFTC to “move swiftly” to establish the new oversight over digital commodity assets, which the cour...
CFTC Preparing to Oversee Crypto, Behnam Tells Senators
Two Senate committees heard from regulators, interested parties about crypto regulation Thursday Gensler said that the “vast majority” of crypto tokens are securities In the Senate’s latest overture t...
CFTC Will Beef Up Resources To Combat Crypto Fraud, Says Behnam ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     Crypto fraud and exploits have grown even more rampant in recent times. Consequently, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Rostin Be...
‘It’s Time to Move Bitcoin to Proof of Stake’ — CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam Posits ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     Rostin Behnam, chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has called the current mechanism of obtaining Proof of work cryptocurrencies ...
Has CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam labeled Bitcoin and Ethereum as Commodities?
Recently the Senate bill has initiated debates where there are arguments regarding which authority should have control over the crypto market The chairperson of the Commodity Futures Trading Commissio...
Is Web3 a Worse Web2? Tom Bilyeu and Nicole Behnam Dive in at NFTLA
Impact Theory founder Tom Bilyeu joined Web3 advisor and 8Commas founding partner Nicole Behnam at NFT LA for a fireside chat on ‘wallet-aware’ technology, and the role Web3 will play in the future of...