CFTC changes guard as Selig takes reins, Pham departs

CFTC changes guard as Selig takes reins, Pham departs

CFTC acting chair Caroline Pham says Monday was her last day at the regulator, with Michael Selig being officially sworn in to chair the agency. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has officially undergone a change of leadership, with acting chair Caroline Pham saying she will leave the agency on Monday, while Mike Selig was…

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SEC ends probe into Aave after four years, CEO says

SEC ends probe into Aave after four years, CEO says

According to a letter posted by the protocol’s founder and CEO, the US agency does “not intend to recommend an enforcement action” against Aave. Stani Kulechov, founder and CEO of Aave, said the US Securities and Exchange Commission ended a four-year investigation into the decentralized finance platform.  In a Tuesday X post, Kulechov provided an…

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SEC commissioner says Crypto is ‘helping to nudge reassessment’ on privacy

SEC commissioner says Crypto is ‘helping to nudge reassessment’ on privacy

The SEC’s crypto task force held its sixth roundtable event, hosting representatives from digital asset advocacy groups and other organizations. Regulators at the US Securities and Exchange Commission met with cryptocurrency industry leaders on Monday to discuss financial surveillance and user privacy, as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to shape digital asset oversight. In…

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Here’s what happened in crypto today

Here’s what happened in crypto today

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation. Today in crypto: a solo Bitcoin miner earned 3.146 BTC worth $266,000 with a computing power of only 1.2 TH/s, Bitcoiners have expressed excitement over the surging…

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