Trump admin pulls Brian Quintenz as CFTC nominee: Report

Trump admin pulls Brian Quintenz as CFTC nominee: Report

The White House has withdrawn its nomination for Brian Quintenz to chair the US commodities regulator. Update (Oct. 1, 12:10 am UTC): This article has been updated to add a comment from Brian Quintenz and further information. The Trump White House has withdrawn Brian Quintenz’s nomination to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. “Being nominated…

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US government plans to take a 10% stake in Intel

US government plans to take a 10% stake in Intel

The U.S. government plans to take a 10% stake in Intel, President Donald Trump told reporters Friday. Bloomberg was first to report the news, which pushed the semiconductor chip company’s stock up more than 7%. Trump said Intel has agreed to the proposal. Intel declined to comment. The news comes during a pivotal — and…

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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, Bo Hines, director of White House Crypto Council steps down and Trump-linked World Liberty Financial is weighing a $1.5 billion Nasdaq-listed treasury company to…

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CFTC seeks to allow spot crypto trading on registered exchanges

CFTC seeks to allow spot crypto trading on registered exchanges

The CFTC is seeking feedback on how to more effectively regulate spot crypto trading as it moves to implement recommendations from the Trump administration. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has launched an initiative to enable the trading of “spot crypto asset contracts” on CFTC-registered futures exchanges. The invitation is part of the CFTC’s “crypto…

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