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DOJ Circles the Wagons on FTX
DOJ Circles the Wagons on FTX
December 02, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The U.S. Department of Justice wants an independent examiner to look into FTX.  In a Thursday (Dec. 1) filing in bankruptcy court, U.S. Trustee Andrew...

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CFTC Met With FTX About Changing Rules but Made No Decision 
CFTC Met With FTX About Changing Rules but Made No Decision 
November 28, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Officials of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) reportedly met with FTX staff before the crypto exchange’s bankruptcy to discuss changes to financial market...

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FTX Enlists Ex-SEC and CFTC Enforcement Chiefs to Probe Collapse
FTX Enlists Ex-SEC and CFTC Enforcement Chiefs to Probe Collapse
November 23, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Saying they aim to investigate what happened at FTX and implement new controls at the company, the new leaders of the cryptocurrency exchange have brought...

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CFTC’s Behnam to Testify at Senate Committee on FTX
CFTC’s Behnam to Testify at Senate Committee on FTX
November 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX will be the focus of a Dec. 1 hearing to be held by the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture,...

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CFTC Commissioner Says Whistleblowers ‘Critical’ to Oversight of Crypto
CFTC Commissioner Says Whistleblowers ‘Critical’ to Oversight of Crypto
November 18, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Whistleblowers who report wrongdoing in the cryptocurrency industry will be performing a valuable service and will be eligible to receive a substantial reward, a Commodity...

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Report: SEC and CFTC Investigating Crypto Exchanges FTX and FTX US
Report: SEC and CFTC Investigating Crypto Exchanges FTX and FTX US
November 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) are reportedly investigating the FTX cryptocurrency exchange companies on a number of...

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The Stablecoin Versus Real-Time Payments Debate
The Stablecoin Versus Real-Time Payments Debate
October 28, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency supporters have long argued that one of the lowest-hanging fruits in the payments industry is cross-border payments, and that’s doubly true for stablecoins, which...

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Report: CFTC Commissioner Says More Authority Needed to Regulate Crypto
Report: CFTC Commissioner Says More Authority Needed to Regulate Crypto
October 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Regulation by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) may be the answer for dealing with the risk associated with cryptocurrency as more traditional financial...

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FDIC Chair: Stablecoins Could Bring Bank Consolidation, Disintermediation
FDIC Chair: Stablecoins Could Bring Bank Consolidation, Disintermediation
October 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins have the potential to “fundamentally alter the landscape of banking,” the head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said in a speech on Thursday...

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