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FTX failure may strengthen case for more robust crypto regulation - Roll Call

Lawmakers say the collapse of FTX should strengthen the case for Congress to pass legislation to regulate the cryptocurrency industry.

Roll Call

Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX empire faces US probe into client funds, lending

U.S. regulators are investigating whether beleaguered crypto-exchange FTX.com mishandled customer funds, and they’re looking into the firm’s relationships with other parts of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire.

Tribune News Service

The big crypto winner of the midterms? The SEC and CFTC

Why the Democrats’ outperformance and crypto turbulence may empower regulators.

Fortune

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Hey, Kirsten Gillibrand! You're Invited To Benzinga's December 2022 NYC Crypto And Fintech Events. See You There?

Benzinga cordially invites Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to attend Benzinga's next event, The Future of Crypto summit, on December 7-8, 2022, at NYC's Pier Sixty. No RSVP is required. Just show up, and we'll cover your stay, too!

Benzinga

Editorial: Election betting is the next step in the gamification of politics

We may be entering a new chapter in the gamification of American politics: election betting.

Tribune News Service

Why MindMed Is Trading Lower By Around 35%; Here Are 31 Stocks Moving Premarket

Gainers Atlis Motor Vehicles Inc (NASDAQ: AMV) rose 211.7% to $256.00 in pre-market trading after jumping around 199% on Tuesday.

Benzinga

'Everything's Down' In 2022 Not Just Crypto, FTX CEO Bankman-Fried Tells Mooch

Keading cryptocurrencies are not the only investments that are down in 2022, according to FTX CEO and co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried. “Everything’s down this year because dollars are up this year,” Bankman-Fried told SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci at the SALT Conference this week.

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Commentary: Political prediction markets are an antidote to degraded public discourse

Recently, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, withdrew its no-action letter from Victoria University of Wellington, which since 2014 has been allowed to operate the political prediction market PredictIt.

Chicago Tribune

CFTC examining whether to allow bets on party control of Congress

Kalshi LLC wants to take wagers on House and Senate control the way it does on flight delays at Chicago's O'Hare Airport.

Roll Call

US elections may be the next big bet for Wall Street

WASHINGTON — American political junkies may get to bet tens of thousands of dollars legally on the outcome of November’s U.S. congressional elections.

Tribune News Service

A young crypto billionaire's political agenda goes well beyond pandemic preparedness

In May, an eccentric 30-year-old cryptocurrency billionaire named Sam Bankman-Fried made a startling proclamation. In a podcast interview, Bankman-Fried said he would spend as much as $1 billion of his estimated $12.8-billion fortune on American politics by the 2024 election, joining the ranks of megadonors such as George Soros and…

Los Angeles Times

Crypto sector lobbying expenditures up a third in second quarter

WASHINGTON — Spending by the cryptocurrency lobby hit a record high last quarter, as members of Congress from both parties and chambers proved willing to engage with the industry’s top priorities.

Tribune News Service

Crypto sector lobbying expenditures up a third in second quarter - Roll Call

The cryptocurrency industry set a new spending record on lobbying in the latest quarter as it becomes a bigger issue in Washington.

Roll Call

New crypto oversight legislation arrives as industry craters

A bipartisan group of senators has proposed a bill to regulate cryptocurrencies

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Benzinga

US Watchdog Charges South African Bitcoin Club With $1.7B Fraud

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Salon

How Wall Street is driving inflation

Deregulated Wall Street traders are driving price spikes on gas and food — but Biden could shut them down easily

WEKU

There's a new plan to regulate cryptocurrencies. Here's what you need to know

Two senators have unveiled a new bill with bipartisan support. But skeptics are already warning it's a step backwards and is far too crypto-friendly.

Axios

Crypto legislation comes into focus

The one thing that crypto companies and skeptics can agree on is that more regulation is needed, especially in the U.S.

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Bipartisan crypto bill outlines regulatory, tax framework - Roll Call

New legislation would treat cryptocurrency as a commodity and give the Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulatory authority.

Benzinga

Winklevoss Twins' Crypto Exchange Gets Sued By CFTC Over Bitcoin Futures Product

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is suing cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, owned by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, for “making false or misleading statements” to the regulator in 2017.

Chicago Sun-Times

Kraft, Mondelez agree to $16 million penalty over wheat trading

The long-running case involves charges that the companies sought to manipulate prices in 2011.

The Guardian - US

Why are gas prices so high? These obscure traders are partly to blame

‘Nobody with power is looking at what they’re doing,’ but they’re helping to drive searing gas prices despite increased oil production

Tribune News Service

Congress members tiptoeing into crypto raise conflict concerns

As efforts to regulate the rapidly-growing cryptocurrency market increase, some observers are raising concern about the rising number of U.S. lawmakers beginning to dabble in digital assets.

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