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CFTC Commissioner Advocates Standard Regulation for Crypto Industry: Is the Era of DEXs Over?

The U.S. Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is reportedly looking to implement global industry standards in crypto regulation. CFTC Commissioner Carline Pham has indicated that she was working to bring an industry standard regulation for the crypto industry. 

CFTC Commissioner Calls for Global Industry Standards in Crypto Regulation

Caroline Pham, the commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has recently called on regulators to provide clearer guidance on crypto assets in 2023. 

CFTC Commissioner Says Foreign Discussions Over Crypto Standards Are Underway

CFTC commissioner Caroline Pham stated that multiple countries are discussing global crypto regulations during an interview with Bloomberg.

CFTC Calls for Default Judgement Against Ooki DAO in Ongoing Lawsuit

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is asking a federal judge to rule that a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) violated federal commodities laws after it failed to respond to an ongoing lawsuit. The CFTC, which sued Ooki DAO last year on charges of running an unregistered crypto futures trading facility and failing to conduct proper know-your-customer checks, argued in a filing Wednesday that the date for the DAO to respond – Jan. 10, 2023 – had come and gone, and said the court should enter a default judgment against the group. (Coindesk)

SEC Also Investigating Mango Exploiter Eisenberg: CFTC Commissioner

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is also investigating self-confessed Mango Markets exploiter Avraham Eisenberg over his role in extracting $110 million from the decentralized protocol. 

What You Need To Know About the Federal Probe Into Binance

Over the past few months, U.S. attorneys in Seattle have been asking financial firms to hand over records of communication with Binance, according to a weekend Washington Post report. The newspaper cites two anonymous sources who have reviewed the subpoenas.

CFTC Files Its Own Case Against Mango Markets Exploiter

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is suing Avraham Eisenberg, aka Mango Avi, over alleged manipulation of swaps on Mango Markets, a decentralized exchange on the Solana blockchain. 

CertiK Report: 2022 Crypto Investigations Wrap-Up

There has been an upward trend in the number of crypto investigations conducted and publicly disclosed by U.S. federal law enforcement and regulatory agencies.
CertiK Report: 2022 Crypto Investigations Wrap-Up

CFTC Reveals Alameda Had “Speed” Advantage On FTX

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission asserts that Sam Bankman-trading Fried’s firm Alameda Research had a covert speed advantage when processing orders on his now-defunct FTX cryptocurrency exchange.

CFTC Considers Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether To Be Commodities

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) stated in its Dec. 13 court filing against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried that digital assets like Bitcoin(BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Tether (USDT) are commodities.