Regulation Kraken and a16z executives run for CFTC chair President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is eyeing someone with an affinity for cryptocurrencies to be the next chairman of the…
Regulation Rostin Behnum to resign as CFTC Chairman due to President Trump’s inauguration The Financial Times reported on January 6 that Rostin Behnum, the chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),…
News CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam resigns from agency, calls for need to close gaps in cryptocurrency regulation Behnum’s last day on the committee will be February 7th. The CFTC secured a $12.7 billion judgment against the now-defunct…
Regulation Gemini settles CFTC Bitcoin futures lawsuit for $5 million The Commodity Futures Trading Commission says Gemini co-founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss misled regulators in their bid to launch the…