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Binance.US Partners With MoonPay to Convert Dollars to Tether
Binance.US Partners With MoonPay to Convert Dollars to Tether
August 22, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

To regain access to a steady flow of dollars, Binance.US, the American arm of the cryptocurrency exchange, has teamed up with MoonPay, a payment startup....

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Coinbase Gets Green Light to Offer Crypto Futures Trading
Coinbase Gets Green Light to Offer Crypto Futures Trading
August 16, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase has scored a regulatory victory by getting permission to offer crypto futures trading. That approval, announced Wednesday (Aug. 16), came from the National Futures Association, a self-regulatory...

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Binance Fights Back Against CFTC Complaint, Claims Regulatory Overreach
Binance Fights Back Against CFTC Complaint, Claims Regulatory Overreach
July 28, 2023  |  Regulation

Binance and its CEO, Changpeng Zhao, are reportedly fighting back against a complaint filed against the cryptocurrency exchange by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). They filed a...

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Revamp of Lummis-Gillibrand Bill Looks to Resurrect Crypto’s American Dream
Revamp of Lummis-Gillibrand Bill Looks to Resurrect Crypto’s American Dream
July 12, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

U.S. regulation of digital assets isn’t merely the elephant in crypto’s living room. It’s the wildebeest trampling across the domestic crypto industry’s landscape. The U.S....

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Report: CFTC Considering Lawsuit Against Celsius Network and Former CEO
Report: CFTC Considering Lawsuit Against Celsius Network and Former CEO
July 05, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is reportedly considering filing a lawsuit against Celsius Network and its former CEO. The agency’s investigators have concluded that...

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CFTC Forms Task Forces Focused on Technology and Environmental Fraud
CFTC Forms Task Forces Focused on Technology and Environmental Fraud
June 29, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will be taking a closer look at cybersecurity, emerging technology and environmental fraud. Those will be among the issues addressed by...

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Circle Appoints Former CFTC Chair Heath Tarbert New Legal Chief
Circle Appoints Former CFTC Chair Heath Tarbert New Legal Chief
June 08, 2023  |  Personnel

USDC-issuer Circle has named a former regulator as its new chief legal officer. Heath Tarbert, one-time chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), will...

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Report: Binance Exec Controlled US Affiliate’s Accounts
Report: Binance Exec Controlled US Affiliate’s Accounts
June 05, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Despite claims the companies are separate, cryptocurrency giant Binance reportedly controlled accounts at its American affiliate. That’s according to a Monday (June 5) report by...

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House GOP Crypto Bill Lays Out SEC and CFTC Roles
House GOP Crypto Bill Lays Out SEC and CFTC Roles
June 04, 2023  |  Regulation

House Republicans have unveiled legislation they say fills in gaps in the country’s cryptocurrency regulations. The draft proposal, authored by Reps. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina...

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