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United States financial regulators have reportedly launched a probe into FTX – one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges that is now unable to process customer withdrawals.  The investigators intend to examine whether FTX properly managed customer deposits, alongside its relationship with CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s other crypto projects.  Probed by SEC and CFTC As reported by Bloomberg, the probe was revealed by two people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be...

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Leading American cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is seeking permission to file an amicus brief, also known as “friend of the court,” in support of Ripple Labs’ ongoing court case with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).  According to a court document submitted on October 31, the exchange sought permission from Judge Analisa Torres of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge to file the petition against the...

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Behnam made this remark while speaking at the Regulating Financial Innovation event on October 24, where he added that he thinks Gary Gensler, chair of the SEC, thinks otherwise or at least hasn’t certainly declared one or the other.Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Rostin Behnam has reaffirmed that Ethereum, the second-biggest cryptocurrency in the crypto market, is a commodity.Behnam made this remark while speaking at the Regulating Financial Innovation event on October 24,...

The CFTC has been working closely with the SEC to help provide crystal clear cryptocurrency regulations.The cryptocurrency market is getting shaped by global geopolitics. In the United States, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), under Chair Rostin Behnam, has been at the forefront of cryptocurrency industry regulations. However, it has been regarded as a friendlier regulator than the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).During a panel discussion hosted by law firm Lowenstein...

Gary Gensler – chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – said on Monday that crypto markets are, ironically, not decentralized. The chairman argued that there is significant market dominance among a few “intermediaries” in the industry, which is stifling competition.  Centralization in Financial Markets According to the chairman’s prepared remarks at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s annual meeting, central intermediaries in...

The thorough analysis and several investigations that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched on notorious crypto-related entities seem to be working out for the industry so far. 60% of the respondents in a recent survey said they are more likely to enter the digital asset ecosystem after seeing how the regulator interacted with several troubled firms, including Celsius Network, Three Arrows Capital (3AC), and Yuga Labs. Investors Fond of the SEC’s...