On January 27th, Austrian crypto unicorn Bitpanda received a MiCA license from the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), becoming the second crypto asset service provider (CASP) to be granted this license. The license is effective immediately, allowing Bitpanda to operate in the 27 member states of the European Union. Bitpanda CEO Eric Demuth stressed that the European Union needs to learn from the US experience and strengthen MiCA regulatory enforcement to prevent non-complian...
According to the official website of the United Arab Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), the SCA has released the draft regulation of securities and commodity tokens and invited the public to provide feedback by February 14, 2025. According to the draft, security tokens include equity tokens, bond tokens, Islamic bond tokens, and commodity tokens include gold tokens, oil tokens, etc. These tokens are all built on the blockchain/DLT platform and can be traded on the virtual asset...
According to Coindesk, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) bitcoin options trading showed the strongest bullish sentiment since Trump won the election on November 5. Data showed that the skewness of options trading rose to 4.4%, the highest since the beginning of November.
The Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a consent order against Gemini Trust Company LLC for providing false or misleading information in violation of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA). Gemini was ordered to pay a $5 million civil penalty and is subject to a permanent injunction. The case involves that between July and December 2017, Gemini submitted false or undisclosed key information to the CFTC to support the self-certification of bitcoin futures contracts, inc...
Standard Chartered-backed Zodia Custody has partnered with Kiln to expand staking services, and its customers can now access and receive ETH, SOL, DOT, ADA, and BNB staking services.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced a default judgment in the case of Mosaic Exchange Ltd. and its owner and CEO, Sean Michael. The CFTC launched an enforcement action alleging the existence of a fraudulent digital asset commodity scheme. The order is based on a lawsuit filed by the CFTC on September 26, 2023, and the default judgment holds Mosaic and Michael responsible for all violations of CFTC regulations alleged in the lawsuit, including fraudulently solicitin...
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): For the week ended January 7, WTI crude oil speculators increased their net long position by 47,503 contracts to 207,153 contracts.
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): For the week ended January 7, COMEX gold speculators' net long position increased by 12,116 contracts to 194,499 contracts.
Ian McGinley, director of enforcement at the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), announced his departure on January 17. He joined the agency in February 2023 and has led enforcement actions against Binance, KuCoin, Falcon Labs and others. In a statement announcing his departure on January 17, Ian McGinley said "making the CFTC the premier enforcement agency for digital asset enforcement" was a top priority of his tenure.
Copper and silver futures in New York surged above international benchmarks as traders ramped up bets that Mr. Trump would impose steep import tariffs on the two metals. New York Mercantile Exchange (COMEX) front-month silver futures traded at a premium of more than $0.80 an ounce to spot silver prices in London on Thursday, near their December peak. COMEX front-month copper also traded at...
The outgoing chairperson of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Rostin Behnam, has renewed his call for Congress to fill the crypto regulatory void. He said he would continue to advocate for the CFTC to move forward even if he no longer serves as chairperson. When the Wall Street Journal's...
Rostin Behnam, chairperson of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), will step down as chairperson on January 20 to make way for future appointees to President-elect Donald Trump. In his final public speech at the Brookings Institution this week, he devoted much of his talk to cryptocurrencies and the need to elevate the CFTC as its regulator. Rostin Behnam watch...
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According to the Financial Times, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has warned of a regulatory "void" for cryptocurrencies and called for greater scrutiny of the political betting market. CFTC Chairperson Rostin Behnam said he will step down on January 20, the day of Trump's inauguration. Behn...