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CFTC Commissioner Says US Regulators Should Issue Clear Guidance Before Punishing Crypto Firms: Report

“What I discourage here at the CFTC is bringing enforcement actions without giving [crypto firms] the tools they need to be compliant,” Commissioner Stump said.

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Former CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz on Brewing Turf War in Crypto Regulation: 'Congress Needs to Be More Engaged'

Former CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz shares insights into the biggest crypto regulatory challenges in the U.S. "There's been a turf battle among newly appointed heads of regulatory agencies," he said. "I'd like to see a more coordinated approach ... [and] I would like to see Congress more engaged." Plus, why he thinks there are better candidates than Saule Omarova to head the OCC "that could offer more stability ... in regulatory decision making."

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Former CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad on White House Report on Stablecoin Regulation

The Biden Administration’s long-anticipated stablecoin report published Monday confirmed the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG) is recommending Congress to enact a law for stablecoins to be regulated like banks.

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Finance

FTX US Hires Former CFTC Commissioner as Head of Policy and Regulation

Mark Wetjen will be responsible for the exchange’s communications with U.S. regulatory and legislative bodies such as the CFTC and the SEC.

Former CFTC acting Chairman and LedgerX board member Mark Wetjen will build out Miami International Holdings' digital asset strategy, including crypto futures for the Miami International Asset Exchange. (Image via CFTC)

Policy

The CFTC vs. the Truth

If Polymarket can crowdsource a more accurate rendering of reality, then shouldn’t the greatest number of people be able to access it?

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Policy

CFTC Should Be Crypto’s ‘Primary Cop,’ Acting Chairman Says

Rostin Behnam points to enforcement actions the agency has already taken.

Acting CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam (left), Fed Chair Jerome Powell and FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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CFTC Should Be Crypto’s ‘Primary Cop,’ Acting Chair Says

Rostin Behnam, the acting chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), said the commodities regulator is ready to be the main federal regulator for digital assets. This comes as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has also been moving to regulate the crypto market more closely. "The Hash" hosts discuss the outlook for crypto regulation amid an ongoing turf war between the CFTC and SEC.

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The Revolving Door Is Good for Bitcoin

There are legitimate concerns when regulators and business people can easily swap places, but this cross-pollination may also lead to good policy.

The pace of former regulators moving on to crypto firms is picking up, Timi Iwayemi, a research assistant at the Revolving Door Project, said. (Melody Wang/CoinDesk)

Finance

Largest DeFi Prediction Market Polymarket Said to Be Under Investigation by CFTC: Report

The report of the probe comes as the company is said to be in talks to raise money at a nearly $1 billion valuation.

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