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Senators Elizabeth Warren and Charles Grassley Probe CFTC Chair About Alleged Ties With Sam Bankman-Fried

April 16, 2024 The Daily Hodl

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Two United States Senators are want answers from the Chair of the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over his connections to the disgraced founder of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried. In a new letter to CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam, US Senators Elizabeth Warren and Charles Grassley probe his relationship with Sam Bankman-Fried, who is currently serving […]

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Binance fires investigator for exposing market manipulation with DWF Labs — WSJ

Litecoin Surges by Nearly 20% After US Regulator Refers to LTC as a Commodity in KuCoin Complaint

March 30, 2024 The Daily Hodl

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Litecoin (LTC) surged by nearly 20% over the past three days after the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) referred to the asset as a commodity in a legal complaint. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the CFTC unsealed an indictment against the crypto exchange KuCoin and two of its founders, Chun […]

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Binance fires investigator for exposing market manipulation with DWF Labs — WSJ

Digital Asset Traders Withdraw $208,000,000 Worth of Crypto From KuCoin Following Government Charges: Nansen

March 28, 2024 The Daily Hodl

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Crypto traders moved $208 million worth of digital assets off the embattled exchange KuCoin following the company’s indictment. The blockchain analytics platform Nansen reports that $99 million worth of crypto flowed off the exchange on Ethereum (ETH) and $108 million on Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) chains. KuCoin still holds more than $6 billion worth of […]

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Binance fires investigator for exposing market manipulation with DWF Labs — WSJ

US Commodities Regulator Issues Warning About AI Scams Promoting Crypto Asset Trading Schemes

January 27, 2024 The Daily Hodl

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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a warning about artificial intelligence (AI) scams promoting false crypto opportunities and other frauds. The CFTC’s Office of Customer Education and Outreach (OCEO) says scammers have been falsely promoting the potential of AI technology to entice victims. “With the growth of the use of AI in […]

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Binance fires investigator for exposing market manipulation with DWF Labs — WSJ

Courts Approve $2,700,000,000 Binance Settlement With CFTC – CZ Will Personally Pay $150,000,000

December 20, 2023 The Daily Hodl

Binance

A federal court has consented to a settlement between the US derivatives markets regulator and Binance. According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the federal court has found Binance and its founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao guilty of violating the derivatives markets regulator’s rules as well as laws governing the trading of commodity […]

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Binance fires investigator for exposing market manipulation with DWF Labs — WSJ

US Regulatory Agencies Launch Parallel Lawsuits Against Co-Founder of Bankrupt Crypto Lender Voyager

October 13, 2023 The Daily Hodl

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have filed charges against the former CEO of Voyager, Stephen Ehrlich. In a statement, the FTC says it filed a suit against Ehrlich for falsely claiming that Voyager accounts were insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and that customer assets were safe […]

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Binance fires investigator for exposing market manipulation with DWF Labs — WSJ

US Commodities Regulator Shouldn’t Launch Enforcement Actions Against DeFi Protocols, Says Coinbase CEO

September 15, 2023 The Daily Hodl

Brian Armstrong

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) shouldn’t be issuing warnings against decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols. Last week, the CFTC announced that it charged DeFi protocols ZeroEx, Opyn and Deridex for offering illegal derivatives trading. The regulator says it also ordered the three firms to pay monetary penalties and to cease and […]

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Binance fires investigator for exposing market manipulation with DWF Labs — WSJ

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Calls for Support of Legislation That Will Offer Regulatory Clarity for Crypto

July 27, 2023 The Daily Hodl

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The CEO of Coinbase is calling for support of legislation that would establish clear guidelines for the digital asset industry. In a new announcement, Coinbase chief executive Brian Armstrong urges his Twitter audience to email their legislators to vote yes on the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act, which he says would […]

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Binance fires investigator for exposing market manipulation with DWF Labs — WSJ

Binance and Changpeng Zhao Look To File Motions Compelling the CFTC To Dismiss Lawsuit Against Crypto Exchange

July 26, 2023 The Daily Hodl

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Crypto exchange Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao are planning to submit legal motions requesting the dismissal of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) lawsuit against the company. According to a new court filing, several Binance business entities, Zhao and Binance’s former chief compliance officer Samuel Lim intend to file two separate motions by July […]

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Binance fires investigator for exposing market manipulation with DWF Labs — WSJ

Former SEC and CFTC Heads Say Both Agencies Should Work Jointly To Regulate Crypto: Report

July 19, 2023 The Daily Hodl

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The former chairs of two top US financial regulators think their old agencies need to work hand in hand to regulate crypto. Jay Clayton, the former chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and Timothy Massad, the former chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), co-wrote an opinion piece about domestic crypto policy […]

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Binance fires investigator for exposing market manipulation with DWF Labs — WSJ