CFTC News

The Justice Department joins CFTC and SEC probes into wild markets facilitated by Robinhood and other apps for retail traders.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen faces the first major hurdle of her tenure with the question of how to handle social media-driven security trading.

Arrested by the FBI earlier today, 24-year-old Spence also faces civil charges of fraud that look to bar him from future trading.

The trader was both lying to investors and using an unregistered derivatives strategy on BitMEX.

Tarbert's brief term was nonetheless notable for clarity on cryptocurrency in U.S. regulation.

BitMEX’s parent company has joined Global Digital Finance, or GDF, a major industry association advocating for the adoption of digital assets.

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em? BitMex onboards more aggressive Chainalysis measures in advance of a response to the CFTC.

Gensler taught a course on "blockchain technology's potential use — by entrepreneurs and incumbents — to change the world of money and finance."

Paolo Ardoino says Tether hasn't done anything to warrant any additional investigations from the SEC.

The President's Working Group has not said anything revolutionary, but does establish some new clarity.

With Janet Yellen the presumptive Treasury Secretary, Biden's potential nominations to the U.S. regulatory apparatus will be critical.

The CFTC's fintech wing has published its fourth primer, this time on digital assets.

Pressured by U.S. authorities, more foreign exchanges are blocking American investors, but are vague U.S. regulations the real problem?

The Technology Advisory Committee heard a briefing on DeFi's functionality, as well as the pros and cons of holding programmers legally liable for bad usage.

Blockstack's ecosystem has gone beyond the firm that gave it life, argues CEO.