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...
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.
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...
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...
According to the Financial Times, Rostin Behnam, chairperson of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), will step down on January 20.
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): For the week ended December 31, COMEX gold futures speculative net longs fell by 1,876 contracts to 182,384 contracts.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): For the week ended December 24, COMEX gold speculators' net long position decreased by 19,678 contracts to 184,260 contracts.
New York court judge Alvin Hellerstein has decided to postpone the trial of the civil case between the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Gemini Trust until January 21, 2024, from the original date of January 13. The case stems from the 2022 CFTC charges against Gemini for providing false or misleading statements to the CFTC when it applied to offer bitcoin futures contracts in 2017. The postponed trial date will come as a new president takes office and could affect the CFTC's ...
According to Cointelegraph, Chris Giancarlo, former chairperson of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), said: "Bitcoin was designed to be scarce. You can never have more than a certain amount of Bitcoin. Bitcoin is appreciating rapidly."
Chris Giancarlo, the former chairperson of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has pushed for the legalization of bitcoin futures and has been hailed by the industry as the "father of crypto." Giancarlo has repeatedly stated publicly that the CFTC is ideal for regulating crypto markets, especially in the context of bitcoin and ethereum being treated as commodities. The Trump administration's plan is in line with Giancarlo's claims, providing policy support for the CFTC to play a ...
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): Data show that COMEX gold speculators' net long position increased by 7,866 contracts to 198,191 contracts in the week ended November 26.