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Crypto’s Future Will Be Based on Self-Custody and Regulation: Kraken's Dave Ripley

The incoming CEO discusses why the future of crypto will be based on proof of reserves and thoughtful regulation.

Kraken CEO Dave Ripley (Kraken)

Regulación

CFTC Bypassed Legal Requirement in Trying to Serve Ooki DAO, Crypto Supporters Claim

Andreessen Horowitz, LexPunK and the DeFi Education Fund filed their responses to the CFTC.

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Regulación

CFTC Has ‘Boots on the Ground’ at FTX Subsidiary LedgerX

Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson said that the regulator is monitoring crypto clearinghouse LedgerX on a “daily if not hourly basis.”

Kristin N. Johnson, commissioner of Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CoinDesk)

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Former SEC Official Doubts FTX Crash Will Prompt Congress to Act on Crypto Regulations

Lisa Braganca said lawmakers are in a tough spot because many of them had a close relationship with Sam Bankman-Fried, the now-disgraced FTX founder.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)

Regulación

CFTC Pushes Back Against Amicus Briefs in Ooki DAO Lawsuit

Lawyers for the CFTC served notice of the lawsuit against the DAO via a website help bot and a forum post. The four amicus briefs say the CFTC wasn't playing fair.

CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Regulación

Health of FTX’s US Derivatives Arm Owed to Oversight, Says CFTC Chief Behnam

The former LedgerX unit seems to be in good shape, Behnam said at a Chicago event, though its controversial application to directly clear customers’ derivatives trades was withdrawn.

CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam (Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Regulación

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce: FTX’s Collapse Could Finally Be ‘Catalyst’ for Regulation

“Having the SEC and CFTC work together makes a lot of sense,” Peirce told CoinDesk TV.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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‘Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste’: CFTC Commissioner Calls on Congress to Act After FTX Debacle

Kristin N. Johnson discusses the FTX fiasco and why Congress should take a pragmatic approach in closing the regulatory gap.

Kristin N. Johnson, commissioner of Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CoinDesk)

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Regulatory Gap Limiting CFTC's Crypto Purview: Commissioner Johnson

CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson discusses her take on FTX's downfall and whether U.S. regulators might probe Sam Bankman-Fried, the head of a non-U.S. entity, the way they did former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes. "We are vigorously enforcing any instances where we can," Johnson said. "There is a regulatory gap ... that really limits our ability."

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CFTC Commissioner Addresses FTX Fallout

Following the fallout of FTX, "there may be an impetus to do something," CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson said. "I'm hopeful that Congress will take up the questions that we've described ... and close the regulatory gap, giving clear direction to the SEC and the CFTC."

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