CFTC attracts a record $17,1 billion in fines in 2024

Dec 5, 2024

CFTC attracts a record $17,1 billion in fines in 2024

The record figure was reached thanks to the process against the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX

CFTC agrees to withdraw claims against FTX for $12,7 billion

Jul 17, 2024

CFTC agrees to withdraw claims against FTX for $12,7 billion

Earlier, the US tax office reduced the amount of claims to the exchange from $24 billion to $885 million

​Former SEC official warns of possible US Department of Justice lawsuit against Binance

Jun 13, 2023

​Former SEC official warns of possible US Department of Justice lawsuit against Binance

According to John Reed Stark, the SEC and CFTC lawsuits are more like criminal ones

​Former CFTC Chair to become Circle’s chief legal officer

Jun 8, 2023

​Former CFTC Chair to become Circle’s chief legal officer

Heath Tarbert will join the firm’s senior management team on July 1

​Former CFTC commissioner simultaneously equates ETH to commodities and securities

May 24, 2023

​Former CFTC commissioner simultaneously equates ETH to commodities and securities

Dan Berkovitz said that the asset could be regulated by both the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission

​CFTC commissioner urges crypto companies to abandon anonymity-enhancing technologies

Apr 25, 2023

​CFTC commissioner urges crypto companies to abandon anonymity-enhancing technologies

Christy Goldsmith Romero cited anonymity as the main feature of digital assets that makes them attractive for illicit transactions

​CFTC head accuses Binance of intentionally violating the law

Apr 14, 2023

​CFTC head accuses Binance of intentionally violating the law

Rostin Behnam said that the accusations against the exchange are not unfounded, because it employs “not unsophisticated individuals”

​Bloomberg reveals Binance VIP clients from CFTC lawsuit

Apr 6, 2023

​Bloomberg reveals Binance VIP clients from CFTC lawsuit

Companies provided liquidity to the exchange in exchange for favorable trading conditions

​CFTC chief confirms the classification of Ethereum as commodity

Mar 29, 2023

​CFTC chief confirms the classification of Ethereum as commodity

In the CFTC’s previously filed lawsuit against the Binance crypto exchange, three assets were named as commodities at once — BTC, LTC, and ETH

​Binance CEO denies the CFTC’s charges of violating US law

Mar 28, 2023

​Binance CEO denies the CFTC’s charges of violating US law

Changpeng Zhao emphasized the active work of the exchange to comply with US regulations

CFTC calls BTC, ETH, and LTC commodities in a lawsuit against Binance

Mar 28, 2023

CFTC calls BTC, ETH, and LTC commodities in a lawsuit against Binance

The US regulator requires a permanent ban on trading and exchange registration