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CFTC Chair Talks Ethereum Merge’s Impact on Crypto Sustainability, Energy Usage

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Rostin Behnam discusses the appropriate approach to cryptocurrency's energy consumption concerns, citing the successful Ethereum Merge as a "step in the right direction."

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SEC Chair Gensler, CFTC Chair Behnam Testify Before Lawmakers; Do Kwon Developments

CoinDesk TV’s crypto news roundup includes CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam and SEC Chair Gary Gensler testifying before lawmakers in separate hearings. Plus, South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is looking to invalidate Terra co-founder Do Kwon’s passport, according to a local media report.

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Senator Durbin: CFTC Chair Is ‘Lowballing’ Agency's Budget

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) raised $112 million for "rule-making," "hiring," and "training expertise." Chairman Behnam discusses with Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) the cost for his agency to become the primary crypto regulator. Plus, why Durbin thinks Chairman Behnam is "lowballing" the annual budget.

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SEC Chair Gensler on Securities Definition, Working With the CFTC

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler explains why different regulatory entities need to have an overarching definition of a security and collaboration with the CFTC if bitcoin is considered to be a commodity.

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CFTC Chair to US Senators: Already Preparing to Be Major Regulator in Crypto

Rostin Behnam, the head of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, said he has already directed his agency to begin preparing to be the major, fully-funded regulator for much of the crypto market, as anticipated in Senate legislation.

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South Korea Reportedly Looking to Invalidate Do Kwon’s Passport

South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is trying to get Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon to return his passport, according to a local media report. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De has the latest on South Korea's efforts to arrest Do Kwon. Plus, what to expect from CFTC chairman and SEC chair's hearings in Washington, D.C.

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Policy

CFTC já está se preparando para ser um cão de guarda de Cripto , Behnam diz aos senadores dos EUA

Agência é o “regulador certo” para supervisionar a negociação de ativos digitais, testemunha o presidente da CFTC em uma audiência do Comitê de Agricultura do Senado.

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Site de apostas eleitorais PredictIt processa para bloquear fechamento ordenado pela CFTC

A ação de agosto da CFTC exige que o site seja fechado para usuários dos EUA até 15 de fevereiro.

PredictIt, which allows traders to wager on the outcome of political events, has been ordered by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to shut down U.S. activity in six months. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

FTX.US Derivatives aprofunda o Conselho com a adição de ex-comissário da CFTC

A contratação ocorre depois que a FTX já havia proposto à CFTC compensar diretamente os swaps de Cripto dos clientes.

Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission Commissioner Jill Sommers, in a 2011 photo. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)