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    • Friday, 22 September, 2023
      Derivatives
      Investors blocked from betting on US congressional elections by regulator

      CFTC says political-control contracts offered by futures market would be ‘contrary to the public interest’

      The dome of the US Capitol in Washington
    • Tuesday, 8 August, 2023
      US financial regulation
      Wall Street groups fined $555mn by regulators over messaging violations

      Wells Fargo and BNP Paribas among those penalised by SEC and CFTC for record-keeping ‘failures’

      The seal of the US Securities and Exchange Commission outside its headquarters in Washington
    • Friday, 31 March, 2023
      US regulator plays for high stakes with Binance lawsuit

      CFTC chair sets out probably his ‘most significant case’ yet brought against crypto markets

      Rostin Behnam
    • Monday, 27 March, 2023
      Binance
      Crypto exchange Binance accused by CFTC of illegally serving US clients

      Chief executive Changpeng Zhao also named in regulator’s complaint that seeks fines and an injunction

      Changpeng Zhao
    • Thursday, 16 February, 2023
      Gillian Tett
      The financial system is alarmingly vulnerable to cyber attack

      Regulators need to scrutinise tech vendors and other digital companies far more closely

      Efi Chalikopoulou illustration of a padlock representing a bank, with computer cursors that act as keys hovering around it
    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      Markets InsightDennis Kelleher
      Where regulators could reform Wall Street in 2023

      Apart from the CFTC, regulatory agencies have a strong agenda to improve the protection of investors and markets

      FT montage including photo of Sam Bankman-Fried
    • Thursday, 22 December, 2022
      FTX Trading Ltd
      Bankman-Fried’s top FTX associates plead guilty to US charges

      Federal prosecutor says Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang are co-operating as crypto entrepreneur is extradited to US

      Sam Bankman-Fried leaving court in Nassau, Bahamas
    • Friday, 16 December, 2022
      Cryptocurrencies
      The FTX files: US authorities outline sprawling case against crypto exchange

      The criminal and civil charges as three markets regulators bear down on the golden boy of the industry

      Sam Bankman-Fried
    • Thursday, 15 December, 2022
      US financial regulation
      We need to talk about the CFTC

      Pwned by Sam Bankman-Fried

    • Tuesday, 13 December, 2022
      EU business regulation
      Two Q&As on how to regulate crypto

      Goldman Sachs quizzes former regulators Clayton and Massad on how best to clean up the mess

    • Thursday, 27 October, 2022
      US midterm elections
      ‘Gambling on democracy’: US regulators weigh election futures market

      Proposal before CFTC is part of new wave of products targeting everyday investors

      A poll worker handles ballots for the US midterm election
    • Friday, 14 October, 2022
      Climate change
      US senators push for regulator crackdown on carbon offsets market

      Letter warns that rather than delivering environmental benefits, the promised emissions claims may be ‘fraudulent’

    • Monday, 3 October, 2022
      Cryptocurrencies
      Biden administration urges Congress to speed up crypto rules

      Top US financial regulators call for new laws to cover digital assets such as bitcoin

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    • Saturday, 1 October, 2022
      On Wall StreetGary Silverman
      US settlements bare the ‘off-channel’ world of bankers

      Use of WhatsApp and other messaging channels has become widespread during the pandemic

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    • Friday, 2 September, 2022
      News in-depthUS banks
      Wall Street’s $1bn messaging ‘nightmare’

      SEC investigation sparks questions about how banks monitor communications in an era of disappearing messages

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    • Friday, 24 June, 2022
      InterviewCryptocurrencies
      SEC chair urges ‘one rule book’ for crypto to avoid gaps in oversight

      Gary Gensler seeks to share information with derivatives agency to better regulate digital assets

    • Thursday, 2 June, 2022
      Gemini Trust Company
      CFTC sues Gemini Trust over statements ahead of bitcoin futures launch

      Complaint comes as Winklevosses’ digital asset exchange announces plan to lay off 10% of staff

      Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss
    • Saturday, 28 May, 2022
      On Wall StreetGary Silverman
      Farmers fear crypto boss Sam Bankman-Fried will cost them sleep

      Agricultural groups criticise FTX plan for round-the-clock risk management in leveraged futures market

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    • Friday, 27 May, 2022
      Derivative exchanges
      Did a major financial institution kinda maybe slightly default in March 2020?

      Iceman says so

    • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
      Derivative exchanges
      Wall Street brokers question FTX futures trading plan

      Cryptocurrency exchange would replace intermediaries with automated risk management

      Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX chief executive
    • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
      News in-depthArchegos Capital Management
      Why did Wall Street loan billions to alleged fraudster Bill Hwang?

      Federal indictment against Archegos founder shines light on risk controls at sophisticated trading desks

      Bill Hwang
    • Wednesday, 13 April, 2022
      Oil futures
      Texts reveal UK traders exulting over negative oil price in 2020

      ‘Please don’t tell anyone what happened today lads,’ message from court papers said, as WTI hit minus $37

      Key crude storage facilities for West Texas Intermediate at Cushing, Oklahoma.
    • Wednesday, 8 December, 2021
      Interview
      US crypto needs clearer rules before punishment, says watchdog member

      CFTC commissioner Dawn Stump warns against ‘regulating through enforcement’

    • Friday, 29 October, 2021
      Due Diligence
      Wall St whistleblower hits jackpot. More to follow? Premium content

      Plus, T Rowe Price makes a move into alternative assets

    • Thursday, 28 October, 2021
      News in-depthWhistleblowing
      Will record $200m payout tempt a new army of Wall St whistleblowers?

      CFTC award to ex-Deutsche employee was almost seven times larger than regulator’s second-biggest payout

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