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Former SEC chair details what to expect from Bankman-Fried’s December 13 Congress hearing
Former Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Jay Clayton has shared what is likely to happen when ex-FTX crypto exchange CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) appears before Congress on December 13. Notab...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Answers Callouts on the Agency Following FTX Collapse
The broader crypto market witnessed a drastic hit following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX. Since the incident revolved around misuse of investor’s funds and subjected to their security, the auth...
SEC Chair Gensler Responsible for FTX Fall Thrashes Congress Reps.
Congress Reps blame Gary Gensler for the fall of the FTX exchange. Claims Gensler didn’t carry out his duties diligently. Despite laws put out, authorities failed to examine exchanges properly. Specul...
Pro-fintech Republican McHenry officially named next House Financial Services chair
Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., has been named the next chair of the House Financial Services Committee. The House Republican Steering Committee, which determines committee leadership positions, m...
FTX saga continues as this Committee Chair insists on getting SBF’s testimony
Committee Chair Maxine Waters stated that she expects SBF to testify before the House committee Australian Regulatory body accused FTX Australia of exploiting loopholes to get licensed As more corpora...
US House committee chair pushes back against SBF’s excuse to potentially delay testimony
Maxine Waters, chair of the United States House Financial Services Committee, has called out former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried for announcing on social media he intended to testify after “learning and ...
CFTC Chair recommends pausing and reinforcing DCCPA bill following FTX turmoil
Rustin Benham, the Chairman of the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), recently testified before the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The testimo...
CFTC Chair Flips On Ethereum
The Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Rostin Behnam, has changed his stance on Ethereum being a commodity. “Only BTC Is Commodity” During an exclusive crypto event, CFTC Ch...
CFTC Chair: ‘Digital Asset Markets Lack The Basic Protections’
After the FTX collapse, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) jurisdiction urges Congress to act fast on the crypto regulation. The official CFTC site stated that “Unlike other federa...
Richard Branson Talks ‘Branson’ And Why It ‘Was Like Being In A Psychiatrist’s Chair’
‘Branson’ sees Sir Richard Branson in a reflective mood. HBO Profiling multi-billionaire Sir Richard Branson is a herculean task, but that’s what the new four-part documentary series...
Multiple SBF Appearances, Fed Chair Speech, and Market Bounce: The Week’s Crypto Recap
The past seven days were filled with a lot of information as the situation around FTX keeps unraveling. The former CEO of the exchange – Sam Bankman-Fried, had multiple appearances, but they may have ...
CFTC chair calls on Congress to ‘move quickly’ on a thoughtful crypto regulation
The chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Rostin Behnam, has challenged Congress to move fast and enact legislation to regulate the cryptocurrency space. According to Behnam,...
CFTC Chair: Crypto ‘Potentially a Threat to National Security’ After FTX Crash
Cryptocurrency may be a threat to America’s national security and more regulation is needed in the space now, Commodities Futures Trading Commission Chair Rostin Behnam said today. Senators on Thursd...
Strong Bullish Support for Bitcoin Expected as Fed Chair Makes Encouraging Announcement
Yuri Molchan Markets have received stimulation signal from Fed Reserve chairman, making analysts bullish on crypto Contents Interest rates hikes to start going down David Gokhshtein stands by Bitcoin ...
CFTC Chair Proposes Pause to Overhaul Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Bill
U.S. Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks on Wednesday signaled a likely slowing down in interest rate hikes as soon as the central bank’s mid-December meeting, causing mixed results in equity markets. T...
Bankman-Fried-backed bill on hold until next Congress, says Senate chair
The Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act, or DCCPA, whose association with Sam Bankman-Fried has come under added scrutiny following FTX’s collapse, is on pause until next year. Senate Ag...
CFTC Chair Leaves Ethereum Hanging, Says Only Bitcoin Is a Commodity: Report
The Chair of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is reportedly saying that only one crypto asset on the market counts as a commodity. According to a new report by Fortune, CFTC Chair Ros...
CFTC Chair Changes His Mind About Ethereum Being a Commodity
Rostin Benham – chairman of the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) – has walked back previous claims that Ether (ETH) and other altcoins should fall under his agency’s jurisdiction. Sp...
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-...
U.S. CFTC Chair To Testify At Today’s FTX Hearing in Senate
– Advertisement – Benham will be the first witness at the FTX hearing scheduled today. The chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Rostin Benham, will testify at ...
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 ...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Jump as Fed Chair Signals Slowing Rate Hikes
Bitcoin and the wider crypto market jumped Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in a speech that December would likely bring smaller interest rate hikes. The biggest cryptocurrenc...
Senate Banking Committee chair calls for coordination with Treasury on crypto
Sherrod Brown, chair of the United States Senate Banking Committee, has called on Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to work with financial regulators and lawmakers on comprehensive crypto legislation “i...
Bitcoin Rises Briefly as Fed Chair Promises More Rate Hikes
Jerome Powell – Chairman of the Federal Reserve – recently spoke about the future of macroeconomic policy and U.S. inflation at the Brooking Institution. As is typical, Bitcoin’s price was affected by...
Markets Spike After Fed Chair Says It ‘Makes Sense to Moderate the Pace’ of Rate Hikes, Hints Easing Could Happen in December – Market Updates Bitcoin News
Equities, precious metals, and cryptocurrencies shined on Wednesday following Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell’s speech at the Brookings Institution in Washington. The crypto economy increased 3...
Here’s what Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks mean for the market
S&P 500 just shot up 3.0% versus its intraday low after Fed Chair Jerome Powell reiterated that smaller rates hikes could start from December. Summary of Chair Powell’s remarks But he still made s...
Fed Chair Powell Suggests 0.5 Percentage Point Hike For December
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, spoke at the Brookings Institute regarding … [+] inflation and the broader economy on November 30. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg © 2022 Bloo...
Cryptos Soar as Investors Wait for News from Fed Chair
Cryptocurrency markets were buoyed in anticipation of positive remarks from Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell. Update 30 Nov. (19:00UTC): Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stated that the...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell says smaller rate hikes could come in December
WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell confirmed Wednesday that smaller interest rate increases are likely ahead even as he sees progress in the fight against inflation as largely inadequ...
Watch Fed Chair Jerome Powell speak on the economy and monetary policy
[The stream is slated to start at 1:30 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is slated to speak Wednesday at the Brooking...
US Federal Reserve Chair Comment Caused the Market Price to Surge
Stock market investors are closely watching what Federal Reserve officials say about economic policies, interest rates, and inflation. Official announcements have an impact on stock valuations and cor...