CFTC Launches Roundtables on Market Innovation & Trends

January 28, 2025

Catenaa, Tuesday, January 28, 2025 – Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham announced Monday the launch of a series of public roundtables to address evolving trends and innovation in market structure. The roundtables will focus on key issues such as affiliated entities, conflicts of interest, prediction markets, and digital assets. The […]

Gemini Agrees to $5 Million Settlement Over CFTC Charges

January 7, 2025

Catenaa, Tuesday, January 7, 2025 – Cryptocurrency platform Gemini Trust Company, led by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, has agreed to pay $5 million to settle allegations of making misleading statements to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The settlement was detailed in a proposed consent order signed Monday, with Gemini neither admitting nor denying […]

Trump Eyes New SEC Chair, Focus on Crypto Regulation

November 30, 2024

Catenaa, Thursday, November 28, 2024 (Wrapup)- President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly considering several candidates to replace Gary Gensler as chair of the US  Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).Among the frontrunners are Richard Farley, a partner at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, and Norm Champ, a partner at Kirkland & Ellis. Other potential candidates include Robinhood […]

Trump Plans to Shift Crypto Oversight to CFTC, Reduce SEC Role

November 27, 2024

Catenaa, Wednesday, November 27, 2024-President-elect Donald Trump’s administration is reportedly planning to expand the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) authority over digital assets while reducing the role of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to sources cited by Fox Business. The proposed changes would enable the CFTC to oversee crypto exchanges and spot markets […]