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Don’t expect the CFTC to be ‘light touch’ if it gains crypto oversight power, says Benham

The chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission pushed back against those who consider it a less robust regulator than…

CFTC commissioner proposes new, tiered retail customer definitions

Commodities Futures Trading Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero is proposing a new retail investor definition for her agency, she said during…

Fed governor says the U.S. doesn’t need a digital dollar

At least one governor of the Federal Reserve Board is a hard no on a digital dollar. Fed Governor Christopher…

UK Wants to Make It Easier to Seize Crypto in Terrorism Cases

The U.K. government wants law enforcement agencies to be able to easily seize crypto assets used for funding terrorism. The…

Blockchain Association files supporting brief in Grayscale’s bitcoin ETF appeal

The Blockchain Association has filed a brief giving further context to Grayscale’s legal face-off with the Securities and Exchange Commission…

France’s 3rd Largest Bank Societe Generale’s Subsidiary Obtains Registration as Digital Asset Service Provider

Societe Generale-Forge, a subsidiary of France’s third-largest bank, has obtained registration with the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), the French…

Senate committee negotiating SEC sign off on digital commodity definition

The Senate Agriculture Committee is negotiating changes to a bill that would grant the Commodity Futures Trading Commission more power…

German court prosecutes former OneCoin associates

Money laundering, fraud, and banking crime were charges brought against individuals connected to fugitive OneCoin founder Ruja Ignatova in the…

Despite call for Congress to act, new crypto laws look unlikely this year

Cryptocurrency advocates and regulators can agree on one thing: Congress should pass new laws for crypto. Whether Congress can agree on…

Two firms seek to weigh in on XRP lawsuit between SEC, Ripple

Two companies have sought to be amicus curiae (Latin for friend of the court) in support of Ripple Labs in…