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Of course CFTC would _love_ to regulate crypto but if it does so, it will need more money… goes the message from the incoming / awaiting confirmation Chairman as Quintenz Says CFTC Will Need More Funding If Tasked With Broader Crypto Oversight (The Block).
Much happening elsewhere in Washington DC too as Rep. Timmons Asks SEC For Docs On Agency’s Past Approach To Ethereum, House Agriculture Committee Advances Crypto Market Structure Bill / Crypto Market Structure Bill Moves Out Of House Committees, Stablecoin Action Pending (CoinDesk) and US House Financial Services Committee Advances Crypto CLARITY Act (all Cointelegraph).
Meanwhile, PYMNTS reviews the SEC roundtable by saying, SEC Aims To Ease Regulations On DeFi After Years Of Scrutiny.
Elsewhere in regulation, a Crypto Asset Reserve Bill Lands In Ukraine’s Parliament (Cointelegraph) and under a new Chairman (the former PSE boss), the SEC PH Unveils Sweeping New Crypto Regulations (Manila Bulletin).
The IPO pipeline continues to grow as eToro and Circle’s Success Opens Up Crypto Public Listing Gates: Bullish Files For IPO (Finance Magnate).
Ripple's Brad Garlinghouse Says Circle IPO Signals U.S. Stablecoin Regulation Ahead (Coindesk) and Circle’s IPO Underscores Need For A Diversified Crypto Portfolio, Says Bitwise CIO (The Block).
While the Librarian Ghouls Hacker Group Is Targeting Russians To Mine Crypto, MEXC Launches $100M User Protection Fund To Cover Platform Breaches and the Ethereum Foundation Highlights UX, Social Layer As Security ‘Challenges’ (Cointelegraph).
Another distributor for the liquidator’s payout as FTX Estate Adds Payoneer As Third Distributor Alongside Kraken And BitGo (The Block).
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