2024-5-14 00:05 |
The regulator reported the firm voluntarily improved its practices after the CFTC’s civil suit with Binance and its former CEO Changpeng Zhao. origin »
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FalconX will pay $1.8 million to settle newly-announced charges from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) that the crypto trading firm violated commodities laws by failing to register as a futures commission merchant (FCM), according to a Monday announcement from the regulator.
2024-5-14 22:31 | |
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Voyager Digital's co-founder finds himself in double trouble with CFTC and FTC filing lawsuit against him The collapse crypto lending firm is also barred from ever handling customer funds as paThe post Voyager Digital's CEO faces two new lawsuits as CFTC, FTC take action appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2023-10-13 22:15 | |
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Following the lending firm’s bankruptcy filing in July 2022, U.S. officials were reportedly considering taking action against Stephen Ehrlich for violating derivatives regulations.
2023-10-7 18:50 | |
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has taken a firm stance in the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector, announcing charges against three DeFi projects, Opyn, ZeroEx and Deridex, for unauthorized trading activities.
2023-10-2 00:08 | |
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CFTC undertook major enforcement action against MTI and its leadership. The scheme lured in nearly 30,000 Bitcoin from at least 23,000 individuals in the United States. The United States CoThe post CFTC fines Bitcoin trading firm $1.
2023-9-9 12:30 | |
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Mirror Trading International (MTI) is convicted by a U.S. court for deceiving victims in a Bitcoin scam, facing a restitution order of $1.7 billion. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) revealed that Mirror Trading International Proprietary Limited (MTI) has…
2023-9-8 13:43 | |
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) investigators have reportedly found that crypto lending platform Celsius Network violated US regulations before bankruptcy. These violations also implicated the firm’s former CEO, Alex Mashinsky, as reported by Bloomberg.
2023-7-6 10:54 | |
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The global fintech firm, Circle Internet Financial, responsible for the issuance of USD Coin (USDC), unveiled a significant addition to their executive team, as they welcomed former CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert as their new Chief Legal Officer.
2023-6-8 15:41 | |
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Coinspeaker Head of South African Firm Slapped with $3. 4B Fine for Bitcoin Fraud in US The CFTC claimed that the firm had proprietary software that was expected to recognize significant trading gains for investors who contributed to the Bitcoin pool, but in reality, there was no such "bot" in use.
2023-4-29 14:02 | |
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Five days after the CFTC move, a new $1 billion lawsuit was filed against the crypto exchange by the law firm representing three American investors.
2023-4-4 22:00 | |
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On March.28, Binance was accused with the CFTC of evading regulations in the US. This has prompted a response from the firm's CEO who asserts that Binance has always followed all regulations.
2023-3-28 11:17 | |
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Changpeng Zhao, CEO of the world’s largest crypto exchange Binance, has responded to the scathing lawsuit against his firm by the CFTC. The post Binance CEO Responds to ‘Unexpected and Disappointing’ CFTC Lawsuit appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2023-3-28 06:58 | |
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The CFTC lawsuit details how the firm allegedly offered unregistered commodity derivatives to American customers.
2023-3-28 22:56 | |
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)’s hearing before the Senate Agriculture Committee Wednesday was dominated by the discussion around digital assets. The commission took a firm stance against the SEC regarding the classification of Ether and Stablecoins.
2023-3-17 21:19 | |
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The commission alleges the defendants fraudulently solicited over $7 million worth of bitcoin and ether and misappropriated a portion of the funds in a Ponzi-like scheme.
2023-2-17 23:49 | |
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The recent spree of regulatory actions in the DeFi ecosystem got positive reactions from the credit rating firm Moody. In a recent development, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) took legal action against the Mango Markets exploiter for allegedly manipulating the market to steal funds from the platform. The […]
2023-2-4 00:00 | |
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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 has appointed Brian Quintenz, a seasoned financial manager and policy advisor who…
2022-12-7 17:20 | |
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Brian Quintenz, a former commissioner with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission who left the agency last year, is amplifying his role at crypto venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) from advising to taking over as its head of policy, the company said on Tuesday.
2022-12-7 14:00 | |
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an order against the CEO of a fraudulent crypto trading firm "Abritraging.co."
2022-11-5 18:28 | |
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CFTC’s penalty against bZeroX, its founders and successor firm Ooki DAO relate to illegal… The post CFTC orders crypto firm to pay $250,000 over registration violations appeared first on CoinJournal.
2022-9-24 01:25 | |
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The former commissioner of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Dawn Stump has joined crypto risk monitoring firm Solidus Labs as an advisor.
2022-8-16 13:10 | |
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The former commissioner of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Dawn Stump has joined crypto risk monitoring firm Solidus Labs as an advisor.
2022-8-17 13:10 | |
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Bitcoin-enthusiast and billionaire, Gary Lasry and Christopher Giancarlo, the former Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman, are reportedly making an undisclosed investment in cryptocurrency and blockchain investment firm, BlockTower.
2021-3-4 19:30 | |
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Daniel Davis oversaw the CFTC’s legal division, including administrative actions.
2021-1-25 20:00 | |
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Coinbase Pro will stop offering margin trading services to its customers with effect from 2 pm PT on November 25, 2020. The firm says the move is part of plans to function in accordance with the statutes of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), according to a press release on November 24, 2020.
2020-11-25 18:00 | |
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BitMEX is set to be classified as a ‘high risk’ exchange by crypto intelligence firm Chainalysis; barely a week since its officials, including CEO Arthur Hayes, were indicted by the U. S Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
2020-10-7 23:29 | |
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A trading firm is under fire after offering leveraged trading in Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Litecoin (LTC)
2020-9-29 19:20 | |
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A Caribbean-based firm is in hot water with the CFTC for allegedly allowing U.S. retail investors to partake in leveraged trading of cryptocurrencies and precious metals.
2020-9-29 17:52 | |
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On Wednesday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, announced that it has approved LedgerX’s amended registration order which will allow the firm to provide products not tied to digital currency.
2020-9-3 15:59 | |
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Publicly traded brokerage firm Interactive Brokers has agreed to pay multi-million dollar penalties to the SEC, Finra and CFTC for failure to flag suspicious transactions and lapses in AML compliance.
2020-8-10 21:20 | |
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ErisX, the Chicago-based crypto derivatives exchange is officially the first to launch physically settled Ether (ETH) futures contracts within the U. S. The TD Ameritrade-backed firm announced on May 11th that it has pioneered these contracts under the regulation of Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
2020-5-12 17:20 | |
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In support of innovation in digital asset products, CFTC's Director of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight Division Joshua B. Sterling published a statement on Feb. 10th. The statement reads, “The Division actively supports the CFTC’s core objective of fostering responsible innovation and enhancing the regulatory experience of market participants.
2020-2-11 17:51 | |
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This time we're talking winners and losers in China's increasingly top-down crypto industry, the implications behind former CFTC chairman Giancarlo's just-announced move to white-shoe law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher, and more.
2019-12-3 19:44 | |
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Former CFTC chairman joins New York-based law firm where he will reportedly continue to advocate for the U.S. digital dollar
2019-12-3 02:18 | |
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Christopher Giancarlo has joined law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher as its new senior counsel, where the former CFTC chief intends to continue advocating for a digital dollar and other policies.
2019-12-3 00:01 | |
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Two top U. S. financial watchdogs, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have filed a cease-and-desist order against XBT Corp.
2019-11-1 18:00 | |
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The CFTC has reissued previous advice to help the public evaluate the legitimacy of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency investment opportunities. The warning comes in the wake of a takedown of a company suspected of defrauding $11 million from investors.
2019-10-19 08:46 | |
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Circle Society, Corp. , and its owner, David Gilbert Saffron, have been charged with fraud relating to an Bitcoin and crypto asset investment scheme. The Nevada-based firm is suspected of operating an $11 million binary options scheme.
2019-10-18 23:00 | |
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Purported crypto and forex investment firm Circle Society is accused by the CFTC of operating like a Ponzi scheme.
2019-10-17 13:00 | |
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A man faces charges by the U.S. Attorney's Office and the CFTC over claims he took money for bulk bitcoin orders that were never delivered.
2019-10-1 13:21 | |
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Crypto derivatives firm LedgerX alleges that former CFTC chairman Christopher Giancarlo obstructed the approval of its DCO registration due to personal bias
2019-9-30 12:50 | |
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BitMEX, the largest margin trading platform in the cryptocurrency market, is seeing its chief operating officer depart. COO exits BitMEX Angelina Kwan, COO of BitMEX, is currently on “gardening leave” as she plans to leave the company, said a spokesperson related to the matter.
2019-9-10 13:30 | |
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BitMEX, the world’s leading cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, is looking at the prospects of losing its top position to the emerging competition. Gone With The Wind The Seychelles firm took a vow of silence shortly after its name popped up in a regulatory probe.
2019-8-15 19:00 | |
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A new database called the Blockchain Litigation Database is making easier for law firms to provide legal services to crypto-sector clients concerned about compliance issues with the SEC and CFTC.
2019-8-7 23:12 | |
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At first it looked like LedgerX had simply announced its bitcoin futures plan too early. Now the story has unraveled as the firm loses a press representative and its CEO threatens to sue the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
2019-8-2 00:16 | |
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After announcing yesterday that the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) had approved LedgerX's plan to offer clients physical bitcoin futures, the CFTC released a statement today claiming the firm's bitcoin futures contracts have not been approved.
2019-8-2 19:04 | |
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US-regulated bitcoin derivatives exchange and clearinghouse, LedgerX has officially launched its physically delivered bitcoin [BTC] options and custody ever since it got the Designated Contract Marketing License (DCM) from the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) reports The Block.
2019-7-31 20:07 | |
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Following widespread reports that the U. S. Commodity Futures and Trading Commission (CFTC) has begun a probe on cryptocurrency exchange and derivatives giant, BitMEX, the firm has witnessed enormous withdrawals from its many customers.
2019-7-21 01:30 | |
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Cryptocurrency trading startup ErisX has received the regulatory approval from the U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to offer Bitcoin-backed futures contracts to investors. The fintech firm announced in a Medium post published on July 2, 2019.
2019-7-2 17:00 | |
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