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Rostin Behnam to step down as CFTC chair as Trump takes office
Rostin Behnam, the Chair of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), confirmed he will resign from the…
CFTC Sues Washington Pastor for $6M Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a civil enforcement action against Francier Obando Pinillo, a pastor…
IcomTech Execs to Pay $5M in Restitution for Defrauding Investors with False Crypto Promises
Five individuals associated with IcomTech, a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of $8.4 million, were ordered by…
Pastor ran crypto scam preying on congregation, CFTC sues
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed a civil enforcement action against Washington State pastor Francier Obando Pinillo…
Kalshi election betting markets to resume, court rules
Following court battles with the CFTC, Kalshi has won approval to list prediction contracts on which political party…
CFTC wins $36m victory in California crypto fraud case
New York resident William Koo Ichioka agreed to pay $36 million in a CFTC case alleging cryptocurrency and…
Wintermute launches OutcomeMarket, US election prediction tokens
The new market will feature Chaos Labs’ Edge Proofs Oracle support, but probably won’t be accessible in the…
Wintermute to launch Polymarket competitor with Chaos Labs
Wintermute plans to foray into the on-chain prediction market, with its first betting pool focused on the U.S.…
SEC ‘regrets any confusion’ from dubbing tokens as securities: filing
The retraction arose from the SEC’s lawsuit against Binance, but the agency is still pursuing claims against the…
Tennesse Republican pitches joint SEC-CFTC crypto oversight
A new crypto bill on Capitol Hill seeks to share oversight powers between the SEC and CFTC, two…