OKX Settles U.S. DOJ Charges, Pays Over $500M Penalty and Forfeiture
An OKX subsidiary said it resolved a U.S. DOJ investigation.
CFTC
Regulation By Enforcement Is Out at CFTC, Acting Chair Pham Says
The CFTC’s Division of Enforcement is being reorganized to “refocus” on fraud prevention.
Trump’s CFTC Pick Clears Top Ranks of Key US Crypto Regulator
Caroline Pham, the CFTC’s interim chief elevated by President Donald Trump, has cleared the decks of the derivatives regulator’s senior officials.
U.S. Enforcement Chief Behind CFTC Crypto Cases Exits Before Trump Arrives
Ian McGinley, the enforcement director at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is stepping down days before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Only Congress Can Ban Election Betting, Kalshi Tells Appeals Court in New Filing
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) may not like election betting, but only Congress — not the regulator — has the authority to ban it, embattled prediction market purveyor Kalshi argued in a Friday court filing.
Activist Group Says Kalshi’s Election Market Should Be Shut Due to ‘Manipulative’ Whales
Better Markets is using Polymarket’s “French connection” as ammo against the prediction market’s regulated competitor.
U.S. Election Betting: Federal Court ‘Erred’ in Letting Kalshi Launch Prediction Markets, CFTC Says
A federal judge “erred” in letting prediction market purveyor Kalshi list and trade election contracts, attorneys for the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission argued in a brief to an appellate court Wednesday, reiterating many of the arguments it made during its case before the lower court.
CFTC Subcommittee Sends Up Recommendations for Letting Firms Use Tokenized Shares as Collateral: Bloomberg
The likes of BlackRock and Franklin Templeton could see tokenized shares of their money-market funds pledged in trading after a major group under the aegis of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved guidelines for their use, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
U.S. Election Betting: Kalshi Preps Presidential Prediction Markets After Re-Launching Congressional Contracts
The CFTC “has failed to demonstrate that it or the public will suffer irreparable injury absent a stay pending appeal,” an appeals court said, clearing the prediction market to resume listing the contracts.
Mango Markets Mulls CFTC Settlement Over Crypto Trading Violations
Decentralized crypto exchange Mango Markets has already weathered a debilitating multimillion-dollar hack and the expensive regulatory investigations it spawned. The group may soon take another blow: a six-figure settlement with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).