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SEC, CFTC Weigh New Hedge Fund Crypto Reporting Rules
SEC, CFTC Weigh New Hedge Fund Crypto Reporting Rules
August 10, 2022  |  Regulation

Federal regulators are set to issue a proposal that would — among other things — require large hedge funds to reveal their cryptocurrency exposure. The...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Grubhub’s Amazon Bid Pays Off
Today in the Connected Economy: Grubhub’s Amazon Bid Pays Off
August 03, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Grubhub reaps the benefits of its investment in Amazon, with its parent company’s CEO saying orders have accelerated since the...

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CFTC’s Chair: Crypto and DeFi Have Outgrown Sandbox
CFTC’s Chair: Crypto and DeFi Have Outgrown Sandbox
July 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Rostin Benham believes that “digital assets and decentralized financial technologies have outgrown their sandboxes.” This is an interesting comment, given...

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Bill Giving CFTC Regulatory Control Would Reshape Crypto
Bill Giving CFTC Regulatory Control Would Reshape Crypto
June 17, 2022  |  Regulation

When Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) revealed that their bipartisan bill creating a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies would define most digital assets...

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Crypto Regulation Weekly: Behnam Crows as Bill Favors CFTC; Japan, NY Enact Stablecoin Regulations; Crypto Bank Sues Fed
Crypto Regulation Weekly: Behnam Crows as Bill Favors CFTC; Japan, NY Enact Stablecoin Regulations; Crypto...
June 08, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

No one will be shocked to hear that Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Rostin Behnam was unstinting in his praise of a Senate bill...

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Crypto Regulation Weekly: Global Stablecoin Crackdown?; CFTC, SEC Battle for Control; New Jitters in India
Crypto Regulation Weekly: Global Stablecoin Crackdown?; CFTC, SEC Battle for Control; New Jitters in India
June 01, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The collapse of the TerraUSD stablecoin has already started to reverberate throughout the regulatory world, with any agency or organization that has oversight over digital...

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TechREG Weekly US: Approach to Crypto by Lawmakers and Regulators Differ; CFPB Increases Pressure on Big Tech and Credit Card Firms 
TechREG Weekly US: Approach to Crypto by Lawmakers and Regulators Differ; CFPB Increases Pressure on...
May 27, 2022  |  Regulation

This week, U.S. policymakers and regulators made their cases on crypto assets and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). While regulators tend to be very skeptical...

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Today in TechREG: CFTC Chair Signals Added Crypto Enforcement; UK Financial Regulator Gets More Powers to Combat Fraud
Today in TechREG: CFTC Chair Signals Added Crypto Enforcement; UK Financial Regulator Gets More Powers...
May 19, 2022  |  Regulation

Today in technology regulation, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) eyes cryptocurrency enforcement, while the United Kingdom’s financial regulator plans to use new powers to...

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CFTC’s Chair Signals More Crypto Enforcement and Oversight 
CFTC’s Chair Signals More Crypto Enforcement and Oversight 
May 19, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Rostin Behnam, Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has participated in several events this week, reclaiming the position of his agency in the...

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