CFTC

Light Sentence Puts Damper on U.S.’s Offshore AML Efforts

Light Sentence Puts Damper on U.S.’s Offshore AML Efforts
Light Sentence Puts Damper on U.S.’s Offshore AML Efforts
May 23, 2022  |  AML

U.S. prosecutors planned to send a message to the largely offshore crypto industry this week about the cost of ignoring the anti-money laundering (AML) laws...

READ MORE >
TechREG Weekly US: More Crypto Regulation, Enforcement Is Coming; FedNow Will Allow Delayed Payments to Prevent Fraud
TechREG Weekly US: More Crypto Regulation, Enforcement Is Coming; FedNow Will Allow Delayed Payments to...
May 20, 2022  |  Regulation

This week, lawmakers and regulators announced that they are working on new rules and legislation in the crypto space. Federal agencies are also poised to...

READ MORE >
Today in TechREG: CFTC Chair Signals Added Crypto Enforcement; UK Financial Regulator Gets More Powers to Combat Fraud
Today in TechREG: CFTC Chair Signals Added Crypto Enforcement; UK Financial Regulator Gets More Powers...
May 19, 2022  |  Regulation

Today in technology regulation, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) eyes cryptocurrency enforcement, while the United Kingdom’s financial regulator plans to use new powers to...

READ MORE >
Today in TechREG: SEC’s Gensler Asks Congress for Additional Funds; UK Regulator Steps up Efforts Against Authorized Push Payments Scams
Today in TechREG: SEC’s Gensler Asks Congress for Additional Funds; UK Regulator Steps up Efforts...
May 18, 2022  |  Technology

Today in TechREG, the chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) urged Congress to increase the agency’s budget to hire more staff to...

READ MORE >
These Bills Could Change SEC’s Crypto Enforcement Trend 
These Bills Could Change SEC’s Crypto Enforcement Trend 
May 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

On Tuesday (May 3), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the expansion of its Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit with 20 additional positions, for...

READ MORE >
Bipartisan Bill Paves the Way for CFTC’s Crypto Oversight
Bipartisan Bill Paves the Way for CFTC’s Crypto Oversight
May 03, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Republican and Democratic lawmakers last week (April 28) introduced the Digital Commodity Exchange Act of 2022 in the House, which essentially authorizes the Commodity Futures...

READ MORE >
Gensler Says SEC Plans to Regulate Crypto Exchanges, Sharing Power With CFTC
Gensler Says SEC Plans to Regulate Crypto Exchanges, Sharing Power With CFTC
April 05, 2022  |  Regulation

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is planning a series of changes that could aggressively step up its regulation of the cryptocurrency industry, most notably...

READ MORE >
Bipartisan Bill to Give CFTC More Power Over Crypto at SEC’s Expense
Bipartisan Bill to Give CFTC More Power Over Crypto at SEC’s Expense
March 27, 2022  |  Regulation

The fight between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over who will regulate cryptocurrencies just took a turn that...

READ MORE >
CFTC Charges 4 in $44M Bitcoin Scam
CFTC Charges 4 in $44M Bitcoin Scam
March 11, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a federal civil enforcement action this week against four men for allegedly conducting a $44 million...

READ MORE >