The Latest Breaking News from Commodity Futures Trading Commission

George Santos settles federal probe over State of the Union bets on Kalshi

Santos has agreed to a $35,000 settlement with federal investigators

The Independent UK · Aug 1

CME Group CEO Blasts Bitcoin Perpetual Futures, Warns of ‘2007’ Risk

CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) Chairman and CEO Terry Duffy sharply criticized the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s approval of a Bitcoin perpetual futures contract for Kalshi, saying the product does not fit his view of a futures contract and raises risks for retail investors. Speaking at an investo

MarketBeat · Jun 8

DOJ investigating $2.6 billion worth of oil bets placed just before Trump’s Iran war announcements, report says

Minutes before Donald Trump said he would delay an attack on Iran in March, traders bet more than $500 million oil prices would fall

The Independent UK · May 7

CME Group Files For Futures Brokerage After Criticizing Rival FTX For Doing The Same Thing

After criticizing cryptocurrency exchange FTX for its plans to cut out the middlemen in the futures markets, CME Group Inc.

Benzinga · Oct 3, 2022

Commentary: Political prediction markets are an antidote to degraded public discourse

Recently, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, withdrew its no-action letter from Victoria University of Wellington, which since 2014 has been allowed to operate the political prediction market PredictIt.

Chicago Tribune · Sep 8, 2022

Why cryptocurrencies have gone from the next hot thing to a full-on meltdown

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are plunging. Here's what to know about a market that just a few months ago was being touted as the future of finance.

WEKU · Jun 17, 2022

3 Things You May Not Know About Gary Gensler: What About His Mega NFL TV Deal?

The former chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Gary Gensler is a 64-year-old staunch Democrat from Baltimore, Maryland whose entire career had been spent in finance, both in the private and government sectors.

Benzinga · Jun 8, 2022

Bipartisan crypto bill outlines regulatory, tax framework - Roll Call

New legislation would treat cryptocurrency as a commodity and give the Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulatory authority.

Roll Call · Jun 7, 2022

US Sues Cryptocurrency Exchange Run by Winklevoss Twins

US regulators on Thursday said they are suing the Gemini Trust cryptocurrency exchange, which is run by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, for giving misleading answers in 2017 about a bitcoin project. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission lawsuit filed in federal court in New York accuses Gemini of not being upfront…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 3, 2022