CFTC commissioner Caroline Pham stated that multiple countries are discussing global crypto regulations during an interview with Bloomberg on Jan. 17. Pham said that she has recently met with several ...
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The Block: SEC also investigating Mango exploiter Eisenberg: CFTC Commissioner
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is also investigating self-confessed Mango Markets exploiter Avraham Eisenberg over his role in extracting $110 million from the decentralized protocol. &#...
Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX Executives Met With CFTC Commissioner for Dinner in October 2021: Report
Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried reportedly dined with a member of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the same federal agency he sought to have regulate the crypto industry, sh...
FDA Commissioner urges parents not to stockpile children’s flu meds
The surge in flu cases and Covid-19 infections this month, along with elevated levels of childhood respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV infections, has caused elevated demand for children’s over-...
gm: SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Critiques SEC’s Approach to Crypto
gm: SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Critiques SEC’s Approach to Crypto SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has been an outspoken advocate for crypto and a candid critic of her own agency’s approach to...
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Outlines Problems With the SEC’s Howey Test
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce says the so-called Howey test, used by the Securities and Exchange Commission to determine whether a digital asset should be classified as a security, has some limitatio...
Howey Test Has Limits as per SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce
42 mins ago | 2 mins read Tradingview SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has said that the test has limits. The standard is based on a 1946 Supreme Court ruling. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SE...
Bahamas Corrections Commissioner Says FTX Co-Founder Bankman-Fried Is in ‘Good Spirits’ in the Prison Sick Bay – Bitcoin News
According to local reports, former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is in “good spirits” and is being kept in the maximum security unit in the sick bay. SBF is held in custody at the Bahamas Department...
Top EU Commissioner: Some Crypto Advocates Favor ‘Dangerous’ Anti-Regulation Path
The policymaker overseeing the European Union’s introduction of new rules on the crypto industry has said those opposed to regulation are on a “dangerous path”. As lawmakers prepare to vote on Europe’...
Former CFTC Commissioner Takes Up Head of Policy Role at Andreessen Horowitz
Crypto venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, also known as a16z, today announced that Brian Quintenz has assumed the full-time role of head of policy. Formerly a commissioner of the Commodity Futu...
VC Giant ‘a16z’ Recruits Former CFTC Commissioner as Head of Policy
5 hours ago | 2 mins read Defi News Brian Quintenz will now serve as its full-time head of policy. Quintenz initially joined a16z in September 2021 as a senior adviser. Andreessen Horowitz, better kno...
A16z Elevates Former US CFTC Commissioner Quintenz to Policy Chief
“We’re believers in transparent, bipartisan, tailored policymaking that provides clear rules of the road, that embraces the technology and respects consumers’ needs,” Quintenz said in an interview. “T...
CFTC’s former commissioner Brian Quintenz joins a16z as head of policy
California-based venture capital firm a16z has made Brian Quintenz its new Head of Policy to lead the Web3-focused company’s bi-partisan policy efforts. Per a statement released on December 6, a16z ha...
US CFTC commissioner calls for new category to protect small investors from crypto
United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero spoke at the Futures Industry Association Asia Derivatives Conference in Singapore on Nov. 30. She talke...
CFTC commissioner proposes new tiered crypto regulations for retail investors
CFTC commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero called for crypto regulations that clearly defined retail investors at a conference in Singapore. The terms came when retail investors were crying foul from...
CFTC Commissioner Wants Two-Tier Crypto Rules for Retail Investors and Millionaires
The CFTC chief has proposed that the average crypto investor should get different protection from professional and high-net-worth individuals. In remarks prepared for a conference in Singapore, Commod...
European Commissioner Has Threatened to Shut Down Elon Musk’s Twitter
As regulators crack down on Elon Musk’s efforts to turn the social network into a safe haven of free speech, Musk is facing further criticism from the US and EU over his ownership of Twitter. In a vi...
CFTC Commissioner Mersinger says the time has come for action on crypto regulation
United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) commissioner Summer Mersinger suggested that the time to act on cryptocurrency regulation may have arrived. Speaking at the Texas Blockchain S...
What did CFTC Commissioner say about FTX Crisis?
CFTC commission said it will be too early to give an opinion on risk management or regulatory faults of FTX. Regulatory policies have been made to function as consumer protection measures- Johnson. It...
CFTC Commissioner Johnson defends agency approach to FTX, crypto
Kristin Johnson, a commissioner at the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, defended the agency’s approach to digital asset regulation in the wake of FTX’s collapse, saying the agency l...
CFTC Commissioner: Too Soon To Say if FTX Crisis Was Intentional
When it comes to unpacking what exactly happened to now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, it’s far too soon to tell what risk management or regulatory errors were made — if any — a CFTC commissioner said ...
Former EU commissioner involved in suspected crypto Ponzi scheme
John Dalli, former Maltese finance minister and former EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, has deep ties to a suspected Ponzi scheme that involves a crypto operation known as QuickX. The Malta...
CBDCs Could Need Global Regulation, EU Commissioner Says
“How do you avoid the risk of infringing the sovereignty of other jurisdictions through a digital currency… while developing a digital currency with global ambition, as the digital euro will be?” said...
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks out against Kyrie Irving’s antisemitic post
Kyrie Irving #11 of the Brooklyn Nets brings the ball up the court during the fourth quarter of the game against the Chicago Bulls at Barclays Center on November 01, 2022 in New York City. Dustin Satl...
TradFi Regulations Can Be Applied to Crypto – to an Extent, CFTC Commissioner Says
The CFTC oversees futures markets of commodities, bonds and foreign-exchange products, while the Securities and Exchange Commission oversees securities markets, including those for stocks and bonds. I...
CFTC commissioner compares crypto contagion risk to 2008 financial crisis
Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Christy Goldsmith Romero has pointed to the collapse of the Terra ecosystem and its flow-on effects as an example of how contagion risks within crypto mar...
U.S. CFTC Commissioner Said Crypto Recalls 2008 Financial Crisis
In a recent event, the CFTC Commissioner said that the oversight of CFTC is an answer to the possible financial stability risks. She mentioned that the crypto industry is repeating certain elements of...
Crypto Echoes Risks of 2008 Financial Crisis, Says US CFTC Commissioner
“Cryptocurrency was supposed to break from the traditional financial system, and all of its fragility and vulnerabilities,” said Goldsmith Romero, who occupies one of the Democratic seats on the five-...
Former SEC Commissioner Says Supreme Court Never Labeled The Orange a Security in Howey Case, Deaton Reacts
– Advertisement – XRP Holders’ Attorney Deaton Reacts as Former SEC Commissioner Analyzes Howey Test. For years, the SEC has used the U.S. Supreme Court’s Howey case to determine whether...
CFTC Commissioner Kristin Johnson comments on FTX saga
The recent events surrounding the two of the greatest cryptocurrency exchanges have re-opened some of the long-standing questions about the prevention of such occurrences and mitigating their effect o...