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Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao sentenced to four months in prison
Ex-Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has been sentenced to four months in prison after being charged for v…
Aaron Mok
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Binance 'could be in big trouble' as the CFTC lawsuit alleges the crypto behemoth dodged regulators and breached laws
Binance is facing a fresh wave of scrutiny with the CFTC suing the exchange and its founder this we…
Zahra Tayeb
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Bitcoin and Ether are down 3% after CFTC sued Binance and its CEO over US regulatory violations
Binance breached eight provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act, the US regulator said in a complai…
Huileng Tan
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Binance and its boss CZ are being sued by US regulators. Here are 7 staggering allegations from the CFTC's lawsuit.
Binance has denied the CFTC's allegations. A spokesperson for the exchange told Insider on Tuesday …
George Glover
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Crypto execs have complaints about the SEC and CFTC. Here's how Chainalysis' policy head believes the industry can find common ground with US regulators.
Caroline Malcolm, Chainalysis' policy head, says even crypto skeptics should have an interest in cl…
April Joyner
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Crypto exchanges simply aren't following the rules, and it isn't a lack of regulation that is the problem with the market, former CFTC chair says
More crypto regulation won't change the fact that exchanges simply aren't following existing rules,…
Jennifer Sor
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FTX execs hid $8 billion in liabilities in a customer account that Bankman-Fried referred to as 'our Korean friend's account,' CFTC prosecutors allege
The case of "where did the money go" is beginning to unravel for crypto exchange FTX as finding sho…
Laila Maidan
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FTX execs hid $8 billion in liabilities in a customer account that Bankman-Fried referred to as 'our Korean friend's account,' CFTC prosecutors allege
The case of "where did the money go" is beginning to unravel for crypto exchange FTX as finding sho…
Laila Maidan
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Senators introduce bipartisan legislation for cryptocurrencies that would split regulatory oversight between the SEC and CFTC
As "most digital assets are much more similar to commodities than securities, the bill gives the CF…
Matthew Fox
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CFTC says access to US customers 'is a privilege, not a right,' in aggressive case against Binance that is only just getting started
CFTC Commissioner says there are "no pirate ships" in US markets.
Laila Maidan
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Cryptocurrencies should not be viewed as their own asset class and should be evaluated individually, an SEC director says
"It may be a misnomer to say that digital assets are an asset class," Valerie Szczepanik said. "I t…
Isabelle Lee
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A former CFTC commissioner will lead policy and regulatory strategy for FTX US, as crypto industry continues to hire former watchdogs
Mark Wetjen served for four years as a commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Carla Mozée
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The CFTC chief said his agency should oversee crypto in a challenge to SEC's Gensler
The statement form the acting CFTC chairman is at odds with SEC chief Gary Gensler, who has said cr…
Isabelle Lee
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Tether slapped with $41 million fine for 'untrue or misleading statements' on fiat currency backing
The CFTC discovered Tether only held sufficient fiat reserves to back its USDT stablecoin for only …
Isabelle Lee
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CFTC fines crypto exchange Kraken $1.25 million for offering some products illegally
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Tuesday ordered crypto exchange Kraken to pay $1…
Camomile Shumba
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Crypto exchange Binance faces a US insider trading probe into whether it exploited its customer order data, report says
It intensifies the scrutiny of Binance by the CFTC, which is already reportedly reviewing it for de…
Shalini Nagarajan
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Crypto firms are rushing to hire former regulators as federal agencies look to tame the 'Wild West' industry
Binance's high-profile hires have come in response to a rapidly mounting regulatory crackdown on th…
Ethan Wu
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The SEC does not have the regulatory experience to govern crypto, says CFTC commissioner
"The SEC has no authority over pure commodities or their trading venues whether those commodities a…
Isabelle Lee
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Gary Gensler says most cryptos are securities, but some are more like gold — so the SEC and the CFTC should team up to regulate exchanges
Gary Gensler called for greater cooperation between Washington's main financial regulators when it …
Adam Morgan McCarthy
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The CFTC's suit against Binance marks a deepening crackdown on the crypto industry
Insider's Phil Rosen breaks down the latest regulatory action to hit the crypto industry and celebr…