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Binance Spot Volume Market Share Nosedives Following Regulatory Troubles In US

The crypto exchange platform founded in July 2017 by its former CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) saw an 18% drop in its spot volume market share amongst centralized exchanges decline.

International Business Times

CFTC Ends Enforcement Action; US Court Approves Billion-Dollar Settlement With Binance, CZ

Aside from the payment of fines, the court order also obligates Binance and Zhao to issue certifications on the existence of the application and efficacy of improved compliance control of Binance and "permanently enjoins them from further violations as charged."

International Business Times

Crypto Bitnomial's Integration Strategy Greenlit by US CFTC

Bitnomial, a hair-raising crypto giant, receives a daring thumbs up from the US CFTC for its audacious vertical integration scheme, opening new horizons.

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CFTC Chair Claims Most Cryptocurrencies Are Commodities, Admits There's A 'Turf War' Going On Over Crypto

CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam says that "under existing law, many of the tokens constitute commodities."

International Business Times

What Does CFTC Commercial Data Tell Us About Corn Fundamentals?

When if comes to corn market fundamentals we have the somewhat murky CFTC Commitemnts of Traders reports or the rather clear reads of basis and futures spreads.

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Inside Gary Gensler’s efforts to remake the SEC

How a former Goldman Sachs banker became the most divisive SEC chair in decades.

Fortune

Coinbase Alerts Customers About CFTC Subpoena Regarding Bybit Transactions

The platform warned customers that it may respond to the regulator's subpoena unless it is reversed by a court by Thursday.

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CZ Makes Strategic Move That Detaches Him From Embattled Binance.US

The decision keeps Zhao from playing any role in Binance.US, including in the exchange's governance.

International Business Times

Gary Gensler has remade the SEC into a crypto nemesis and climate warrior. Now a backlash is brewing

The combative former Goldman Sachs banker faces staff burnout, widening criticism from Congress, and a potential reckoning from hostile federal courts.

Fortune

World’s Largest Crypto Exchange Hit With Record Fine, CEO Resigns

Binance CEO fined $4.3B for AML violations, steps down

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Changpeng Zhao: another crypto king is dethroned by America’s courts

Weeks after the Bankman-Fried trial, the billionaire founder of the largest cryptocurrency exchange has been fined $50m and resigned

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Binance avoided a death sentence—but the slow bleed is yet to come

The long-awaited settlement with the crypto exchange avoided FTX territory.

Fortune

Sam Bankman-Fried is guilty, and the industry he helped build wants to move on

As Sam Bankman-Fried prepares to go to prison for one of the largest financial frauds in history, the cryptocurrency industry is looking ahead to a future without its former "golden boy."

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The CFTC just received the most whistleblower tips ever. Most were crypto-related

The agency awarded a total of $16 million to whistleblowers this year.

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Behind the scenes of week 2 of Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial

Caroline Ellison testified about bribery, FTT, Thai prostitutes, and her surprisingly small equity package.

Fortune

Crypto's advocate at the CFTC still has doubts about DeFi

Even CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger has her reservations about decentralization and liability.

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How Do I Reconcile Wheat?

How do I reconcile the difference between what the market is telling us about fundamentals and USDA's supply and demand estimates? It's easy. I don't.

Reason

The Federal Government Is Trying To Shut Down Decentralized Finance

The Commodities Futures Trading Commission announces charges and settlements with three companies that may mean very bad news for all DeFi operations doing business with U.S. citizens.

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Consequences of Spoofing: Precious Metals Traders Pay a Steep Price

Banks and financial institutions have dominated precious metals wholesale markets for decades. The 2008 global financial crisis changed the rules for the traders handling significant buy and sell orders that often speculate to create income.

Fortune

The new Coinbase blockchain is rife with scam tokens. Who should be responsible?

Fraud is part of any decentralized system, but should regulators step in?

Zenger

Regulating Crypto: SEC Chief Takes The Lead, Republicans Lag Behind

SEC's Gensler asserts authority over crypto as GOP struggles to propose restraints

Fortune

Coinbase CEO says SEC asked exchange to delist all crypto but Bitcoin

“Let’s go to court and find out what the court says.”

Reason

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Cooperative subjects, an unwanted text message, and hunting in a national forest.

Fortune

Tennessee couple allegedly defrauded over 100 investors of $6 million in ‘Blessings of God Thru Crypto’ scheme: ‘No one is here to scam you’

The couple called their trading pool “Blessings of God Thru Crypto” and attributed its supposed success to a “Coach Wendy.”

Fortune

Senators Lummis and Gillibrand finally unveil their revamped crypto bill

The legislative proposal inserts the Senate back in the conversation and empowers the CFTC.

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