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CFTC Accuses Ohio Man of Running $12M Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme

The regulator filed a cease-and-desist order against Rathnakishore Giri and his companies over allegations of scamming investors interested in digital assets.

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U.S. Lawmakers Consider Requiring Large Hedge Funds to Report Crypto Holdings

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) voted to advance a proposal that includes requiring large hedge funds to report their cryptocurrency holdings. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses what we know so far.

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US Regulators Consider Asking Large Hedge Funds to Disclose Crypto Exposure

The proposal involves adding a question about digital assets to reporting requirements that also cover private credit and equity and real estate.

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US Crypto Regulation Bill Needs More Work to Define Boundaries, Former Prosecutor Says

Grant Fondo told CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” that the bill doesn’t settle the issue of which government agency should regulate what.

Bitcoin is increasingly moving in the opposite direction to the inflation-adjusted bond yield. (Pixabay)

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Former Federal Prosecutor on US Crypto Regulation Outlook

Grant Fondo, Goodwin Partner and former federal prosecutor, discusses the outlook for the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape amid an ongoing turf war between the CFTC and SEC. Which entity might be the most effective in offering regulatory clarity?

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Popular Election-Betting Site PredictIt Throttled by US Regulator

The site where people can wager on the outcome of political battles has until February to close its U.S. operations, said the CFTC.

PredictIt, which allows traders to wager on the outcome of political events, has been ordered by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to shut down U.S. activity in six months. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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US Senate Bill Will Give CFTC Crypto Market Oversight – but Doesn't Say How Much

The measure would make the Commodity Futures Trading Commission the watchdog for most of the market, but it doesn’t define whether tokens are securities or commodities.

Sen. Debbie Stabenow (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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New Senate Committee Plan Could Grant CFTC Primary Crypto Jurisdiction

The Senate's agriculture committee, which oversees the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), introduced a bipartisan bill Wednesday that would grant the CFTC "exclusive jurisdiction" over cryptocurrency trades that meet commodities law. "The Hash" discusses the latest in the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape amid an ongoing turf war.

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CFTC Would Become Primary Crypto Regulator Under New Senate Committee Plan

The bill would create a definition of "digital commodity."

The Senate Agriculture Committee, chaired by Rep. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), is poised to introduce a bill giving the CFTC "exclusive jurisdiction" over cryptocurrencies deemed digital commodities. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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Ex-CFTC Chairman Sees Europe’s MiCA Bill as Threat to US Crypto Industry

Chris Giancarlo says the United States should take the lead in regulating digital assets.

CFTC Commissioner Caroline Pham and former CFTC chief Chris Giancarlo at the DACOM summit in New York. (Cheyenne Ligon/CoinDesk)