Commodity Futures Trading Commission

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission launched an inquiry on Monday into Crypto.com and Kalshi on how the companies' Super Bowl event contracts comply with derivatives regulations. The Details: According to a Bloomberg report, the CFTC has requested additional information from Kalshi and Crypto....

TotalEnergies SE (NYSE:TTE) shares are trading lower Wednesday morning after regulators ordered the French petroleum company to pay a $48 million fine. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an order against TOTSA TotalEnergies Trading SA, formerly TOTSA Total Oil Trading SA, for...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with new information from Interactive Brokers on the timing of the ForecastEx prediction market launch and to correct a quote by Thomas Peterffy. Interactive Brokers‘ (NASDAQ:IBKR) Thomas Peterffy has revealed that the Commodity Futures...

The Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21) would undermine investor protections and hinder the SEC’s regulatory efforts, the financial watchdog’s Chair Gary Gensler stated on Wednesday. What Happened: “FIT21 would create new regulatory gaps and...

Andreas Bechtolsheim, founder and chief architect of Silicon Valley-based technology company Arista Networks Inc (NYSE:ANET), this week agreed to settle charges of insider trading, paying a civil penalty of nearly $1 million. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleged that...

Traders in crude oil futures contracts pushed their holdings up to the highest levels in nearly a year despite a distinct lack of movement of higher prices for the past couple of months. Data from Bloomberg shows around 660 million barrels of oil derivatives have been added so far this year,...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed two litigation releases this week — charging three individuals with running a microcap pump-and-dump scam targeting retail investors, and levying a $15 million penalty on two others who operated an unregistered securities fraud scheme. County Line...

Crypto exchange Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) has notified a select group of its users via email about a subpoena it has received from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), requesting detailed information on user accounts and their transaction histories. This development,...

ARK Invest, led by Cathie Wood, in collaboration with 21Shares, has submitted applications for two futures exchange-traded fund (ETF) products centered on Ether (CRYPTO: ETH) and Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). This move places them among a growing number of firms eager to introduce similar offerings....

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN), on Wednesday announced that it has secured approval to offer federally regulated crypto futures trading to eligible customers in the United States. This development comes after the company filed an application with the National...

Binance is seeking court protection against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), alleging that the regulator is on a "fishing expedition" through its extensive discovery demands. The firm contends in a court document, dated Aug. 14, that it complies in earnest with a court...

Coinbase Inc. (NASDAQ: COIN) CEO Brian Armstrong is scheduled to have a private meeting with House Democrats from the New Democrat Coalition on Wednesday to discuss digital-asset legislation. Other topics include tax, national security, privacy, and climate, Bloomberg reported. What Happened:...

Binance (CRYPTO: BNB) CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao stated on Tuesday that the company is preparing for an anticipated surge in trading volume over the next six to 18 months. During a Twitter Spaces Q&A session, Zhao expressed Binance is making "a lot of preparation...

JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM) on Monday underscored the significance of recent lawsuits filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Binance (CRYPTO: BNB) and Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ: COIN), stressing that these lawsuits highlight the pressing...

Stablecoin firm Circle Internet Financial, which issues USD Coin (CRYPTO: USDC), Thursday announced that it has enlisted the services of Heath Tarbert, a former regulator, as its chief legal officer and head of corporate affairs. This strategic acquisition comes at a time when Circle, which...