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CFTC analysts flagged unusually well-timed trading ahead of a March 23 Truth Social post in which President Donald Trump postponed planned US strikes on Iranian energy facilities. Charles Gorrivan reports bloom.bg/4jRyAfd
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Lydia Beyoud retweeted
NEW: Bill Foster is considering a bid against Maxine Waters to be the top Democrat on House Financial Services. @jasper_goodman politico.com/live-updates/20…
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Citing this letter from GAO to Sen. Warren: documentcloud.org/documents/…
SCOOP: The CFTC is under a federal probe for its low staffing & fraud enforcement, per a letter obtained by @NPR. In 2025, the prediction market / crypto regulator saw a 20% drop in staffing and 80% fall in enforcement action. @ewarren requested the GAO investigation. ⬇️
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The CFTC's proposed rule for regulated crypto exchanges that offer leveraged transactions *and* spot transactions could allow them to get out of state-by-state licensing rules, so long as they offer the leveraged trades & register as a CAM. More: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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ICYMI: OKX & NYSE jointly filed (on Sunday, no less) to be one of the first platforms to launch tokenized stock trading after the SEC's recent innovation exemption framework, @pattersonscott reports. Tokens planned for Nvidia, Coca-Cola, Apple & McD's bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Two days later, James McRitchie, a prominent shareholder activist, asked the SEC to do a full rulemaking (w/ public comment) on its quorum requirement change. sec.gov/files/rules/petition…
With Hester Peirce leaving the SEC, the agency just issued a new *final* rule saying that a quorum there can be just one or two commissioners. --exactly how many they'll have after Friday, particularly if this WH never nominates anyone else. sec.gov/files/rules/final/20…
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SEC just released its 760-page proposal for new crypto custody rules (and other changes) Read it here: sec.gov/newsroom/press-relea…
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Winklevii-backed super PAC spent $2.9 million in a single day on election ads against fmr Dem Senate Banking chair Sherrod Brown, @birnbaum_e reports. The anti-crypto Brown holds a slight lead in his effort to regain his Ohio senate seat. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Meet with @EmilyyNicolle, PM folks...she's a delight.
back to @business ⭐️ i'll be in NYC all next week for the Predict conference. if you're in prediction markets/crypto & wanna meet in the city, my DMs are open!
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With Hester Peirce leaving the SEC, the agency just issued a new *final* rule saying that a quorum there can be just one or two commissioners. --exactly how many they'll have after Friday, particularly if this WH never nominates anyone else. sec.gov/files/rules/final/20…
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To be seen how those rules might factor into any of the current (or future SCOTUS) litigation over the CFTC's jurisdiction over sports markets.
BOLO forthcoming CFTC prediction market rules. One that excludes casino-style games from swap definitions would go into effect immediately, even while they take comment on it. The other would specify that event contracts fall under swap definition. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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BOLO forthcoming CFTC prediction market rules. One that excludes casino-style games from swap definitions would go into effect immediately, even while they take comment on it. The other would specify that event contracts fall under swap definition. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Another would overhaul interval fund liquidity and redemption structure, a type of mutual fund structure proponents love but never got a lot of uptake. A third would let more people gain accredited investor status through CFA, CPA etc certifications.
The SEC just put out a series of measures to break down the barriers between private markets and retail investors. One item would let investment managers charge up to 20% performance fees on funds that could include alt assets... bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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The SEC just put out a series of measures to break down the barriers between private markets and retail investors. One item would let investment managers charge up to 20% performance fees on funds that could include alt assets... bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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And then there were two. SEC Commissioner Peirce announced Oct. 2 as her last day at the agency.
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Scoop from @amacker & @kjspeaks truth: The FDIC just learned about Polymarket's contracts on potential bank failures and...isn't best pleased. On @theterminal now.
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Lydia Beyoud retweeted
The Trump administration is considering an initiative to promote the use of dollar-denominated stablecoins overseas, according to sources, in a bid to reinforce the greenback’s status as the world’s reserve asset w/ @ElleBeyoud and @SalehaMohsin bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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