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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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Bipartisan Bill Paves the Way for CFTC’s Crypto Oversight
Bipartisan Bill Paves the Way for CFTC’s Crypto Oversight
May 03, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Republican and Democratic lawmakers last week (April 28) introduced the Digital Commodity Exchange Act of 2022 in the House, which essentially authorizes the Commodity Futures...

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TechREG Weekly: Crypto Community Steps Up Efforts to Influence Lawmakers 
TechREG Weekly: Crypto Community Steps Up Efforts to Influence Lawmakers 
April 22, 2022  |  Regulation

After months of reading how lawmakers around the world are proposing new crypto regulations, crypto firms have decided to organize themselves to have a say...

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CFTC Lures Crypto Community with Rule Changes, Consultations
CFTC Lures Crypto Community with Rule Changes, Consultations
April 19, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

In the last weeks, countries like the U.K., the United Arabs Emirates and even the U.S. have increased their efforts to lure the crypto community...

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HSBC Under Fire for Bankers’ Alleged Misuse of WhatsApp
HSBC Under Fire for Bankers’ Alleged Misuse of WhatsApp
February 22, 2022  |  Bank Regulation

London banking giant HSBC is being investigated by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for bankers’ alleged use of “non-HSBC approved messaging platforms for...

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