CFTC News

The predictions marketplace is expanding its crypto on-ramps with Bitcoin deposits to onboard more Web3 users.

Coinbase Institutional is planning to list XRP futures — but funding rates remain negative, indicating bearish sentiment.

The new guidelines come after the FDIC removed the ‘reputational risk’ category from bank exams.

The securities regulator has clarified its stance on so-called “Covered Crypto Assets” and “Protocol Mining” involving public, permissionless PoW networks.

A US federal judge found the CFTC had shown that Debiex, which marketed itself as a crypto platform, was actually a romance scam that stole around $2.3 million.

The move expands on the exchange’s existing derivatives products for US residents, with competition coming from established players such as the CME Group and Robinhood.

The White House Crypto Summit marked a “truly historic day at the White House,” according to Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek.

The disagreement over whether the SEC or CFTC should regulate memecoins points to confusion arising from the lack of a clear regulatory framework for digital assets.

Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero has said she’ll exit the CFTC once Donald Trump’s pick for chair, Brian Quintenz, is confirmed by Congress, Reuters reports.

The crypto industry has been lobbying Congress to wrestle regulatory oversight of digital assets from the SEC to the CFTC.

US President Donald Trump has hit the ground running with a number of pro-crypto appointments and policies.

Brian Quintenz’s use of the Web3 social media platform signals his friendly stance toward crypto.

Former CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz will return in the top spot after a stint at a16z, paving the way for crypto-friendly regulation.

President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to pick Brian Quintenz — the head of policy at a16z’s crypto arm — as the next chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Representative Stephen Lynch said he worries that without proper crypto regulation, lawmakers are “[inviting] the next financial disaster.”