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US Commodity Futures Trading Commission
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A Bloomberg investigation reports that staff at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission were instructed to withdraw analysis of suspicious oil trades linked to Iran. The claim raises questions about political interference in market oversight and whether enforcement against illicit Iranian oil shipments was deliberately weakened. Readers are debating the implications for regulators' independence and US sanctions enforcement.
- 2CFTC Proposes New Federal Framework for Digital Assets▼NEW CRYPTO FRAMEWORK: CFTC proposes new FEDERAL regs for digital assets
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has put forward a new federal regulatory framework for digital assets, a move that would give the agency a clearer role overseeing crypto markets in the United States. The proposal is drawing wide attention from investors and industry figures, who see it as a significant step toward formal US crypto regulation.
- 3CFTC Opens Comment Period on Retail Crypto Trading Framework▼CFTC Seeks Comments on Proposed Framework for Retail Crypto Asset Trading and Markets
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has asked the public for comments on a proposed framework covering retail crypto asset trading and markets. The move is an early step toward formal US oversight of how digital assets are offered to retail participants. Industry participants and legal observers are watching closely, as the framework could shape registration, disclosure and trading rules for crypto platforms serving American customers.
- 4Crypto regulator CFTC shrinks as markets expand under Selig▼"As crypto & prediction markets expand,🚨their regulator shrinks." "Before # Trump tapped Michael Selig to lead the # CFT
Critics are pointing to a contradiction in US financial regulation: crypto and prediction markets are growing, while the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, their main regulator, is being scaled back. Attention is focused on CFTC chair Michael Selig, tapped by Donald Trump, who previously worked as a corporate lawyer for crypto firms and prediction markets and sold between $65,000 and $150,000 in Bitcoin before becoming a commissioner.
- 5Questions swirl over CFTC's pace on new crypto rules▼Will the CFTC be fast enough to draft new crypto rules?
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is under pressure to draft new rules for the crypto industry, and observers are questioning whether the agency can move quickly enough. The debate comes as US regulators race to establish clear oversight of digital assets, with market participants eager for certainty on how cryptocurrencies will be supervised.