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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Exchange Kraken Pays $1.25M to Settle CFTC Illegal Trading Charges; Former Bitcoin Developer Predicts Its End

Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Exchange Kraken Pays $1.25M to Settle CFTC Illegal Trading Charges; Former Bitcoin Developer Predicts Its End
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Exchange Kraken Pays $1.25M to Settle CFTC Illegal Trading Charges; Former Bitcoin...
September 29, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken will pay $1.25 million to settle Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) charges that it allowed customers to illegally trade margin products related...

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Biden Announces Admin Changes For SEC, FTC, CFTC
Biden Announces Admin Changes For SEC, FTC, CFTC
January 21, 2021  |  Personnel

The new acting chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will be Commissioner Allison Herren Lee as designated by President Joe Biden, according to...

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Biden Eyes Leaders With TIAA, Facebook And Google Ties For Economic Team
Biden Eyes Leaders With TIAA, Facebook And Google Ties For Economic Team
November 29, 2020  |  Economy

President-elect Joe Biden is weighing naming two of the highest-ranking Black leaders in finance to top roles in his administration — TIAA CEO Roger Ferguson...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Sets New Record For Days Closed At Over $10K; Conaway Introduces Bill To Make Crypto A Commodity
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Sets New Record For Days Closed At Over $10K; Conaway Introduces Bill...
September 28, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Closing at $10,793 on Sunday (Sept. 27), bitcoin set a record with 63 straight days of closing above $10,000, according to CoinDesk. Get the Full...

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Bitcoin Daily: CFTC Charges Four In Alleged Crypto Scam; ECB Gets First Collectible Crypto
Bitcoin Daily: CFTC Charges Four In Alleged Crypto Scam; ECB Gets First Collectible Crypto
September 14, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a complaint in a Texas U.S. District Court against four people for allegedly “fraudulently soliciting funds” from individuals to...

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Facebook’s Digital Token Being Discussed With Regulator
Facebook’s Digital Token Being Discussed With Regulator
June 03, 2019  |  Facebook / Meta

Facebook appears to be moving ahead with the launch of a digital currency, recently kicking off talks with the U.S. derivatives regulator. Get the Full...

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Bitcoin Futures Rollout In Jeopardy
Bitcoin Futures Rollout In Jeopardy
March 22, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)’s plans to launch bitcoin futures in November of last year have been delayed because of regulators. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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CFPB, CFTC Develop FinTech Regulatory Sandbox
CFPB, CFTC Develop FinTech Regulatory Sandbox
May 30, 2018  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced that it is working with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to develop a regulatory sandbox for FinTech...

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