The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has taken action against crypto brokerage firm Falcon Labs, a company based in the Seychelles, for failing to register as a futures commission merchant (FCM) in the US. Interestingly, this marks the CFTC’s first enforcement action against an unregistered futures commission merchant involved in providing “unauthorized access” to crypto […]
As the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to scrutinize crypto industry players, including Robinhood, Binance, Coinbase, and Ripple, the Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Rostin Behnam, warns of an impending surge in enforcement actions. Crypto Faces Inevitable Wave Of Enforcement Actions At the Milken Institute’s 27th annual Global Conference, Behnam […]
In response to the lawsuit filed by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, along with its affiliates and founder Changpeng Zhao, has submitted a motion to dismiss the case. The legal team representing Binance argues that the allegations made by the CFTC should be dismissed on several grounds. […]