CFTC

Senator Durbin: CFTC Chair Is ‘Lowballing’ Agency's Budget
Senator Durbin: CFTC Chair Is ‘Lowballing’ Agency’s Budget
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) raised $112 million for “rule-making,” “hiring,” and “training expertise.” Chairman Behnam discusses with Sen. Dick Durbin (D-...
Senator Durbin: CFTC Chair Is ‘Lowballing’ Agency's Budget

SEC Chair Gensler on Securities Definition, Working With the CFTC
SEC Chair Gensler on Securities Definition, Working With the CFTC
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler explains why different regulatory entities need to have an overarching definition of a security and collaborat...
SEC Chair Gensler on Securities Definition, Working With the CFTC

CFTC Chair to US Senators: Already Preparing to Be Major Regulator in Crypto
CFTC Chair to US Senators: Already Preparing to Be Major Regulator in Crypto
Rostin Behnam, the head of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, said he has already directed his agency to begin preparing to be the major, fully-funded regulator fo...
CFTC Chair to US Senators: Already Preparing to Be Major Regulator in Crypto

South Korea Reportedly Looking to Invalidate Do Kwon’s Passport
South Korea Reportedly Looking to Invalidate Do Kwon’s Passport
South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is trying to get Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon to return his passport, according to a local media report. CoinDesk Global Policy...
South Korea Reportedly Looking to Invalidate Do Kwon’s Passport

Here’s Why FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Visited the White House
Here’s Why FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Visited the White House
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried visited the White House in May amid regulatory turf battle between the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Co...
Here’s Why FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Visited the White House

Former CFTC Chair: Stablecoins similar to Terra's UST Need ‘Very Strict’ Regulation and Consumer Protection
Former CFTC Chair: Stablecoins similar to Terra’s UST Need ‘Very Strict’ Regulation and Consumer Protection
Former CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad comments on the Terra LUNA fiasco and why he suggests “very strict” regulation and consumer protection on similar algorithmic stablecoins....
Former CFTC Chair: Stablecoins similar to Terra's UST Need ‘Very Strict’ Regulation and Consumer Protection

Former CFTC Chair ‘Very Concerned’ About Funding for Crypto Regulation
Former CFTC Chair ‘Very Concerned’ About Funding for Crypto Regulation
Former Chairman Timothy Massad discusses his concerns over CFTC’s insufficient funding for crypto regulation. “We didn’t have the resources to do the things we really needed t...
Former CFTC Chair ‘Very Concerned’ About Funding for Crypto Regulation

Biden Administration Can 'Take Action' on Stablecoins Right Now, Former CFTC Chair Says
Biden Administration Can ‘Take Action’ on Stablecoins Right Now, Former CFTC Chair Says
Former CFTC Chairman and Harvard University Research Fellow Timothy Massad proposes a federal framework for the issuance of stablecoins without new action from Congress. He ex...
Biden Administration Can 'Take Action' on Stablecoins Right Now, Former CFTC Chair Says

Former CFTC Chair on Crypto and Stablecoin Regulation
Former CFTC Chair on Crypto and Stablecoin Regulation
Former CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad discusses why the current regulatory framework is “inadequate” and his concerns over the tug of war between SEC and the underfunded CFTC. P...
Former CFTC Chair on Crypto and Stablecoin Regulation

CFTC’s Vision for Crypto Regulation
CFTC’s Vision for Crypto Regulation
Rostin Behnam, Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and former CFTC Commissioner Dawn Stump discuss the agency’s role and future of crypto regulati...
CFTC’s Vision for Crypto Regulation