CFTC pays whistleblowers $16M this year for mostly crypto tips
The United States commodities regulator has paid $16 million this year to whistleblowers who gave information leading to successful enforcement actions with a majority of the tips involving crypto.In an Oct. 31 statement, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) commissioner Christy Gol ...
Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms trims Q2 loss to $27.7M
Colorado-based Bitcoin mining firm Riot Platforms narrowed its second quarter net loss to $27.7 million as it ramped up its Bitcoin production and reached record hash rate capacity. The crypto miner posted total revenue of $76.7 million — up 5.2% from Q2 2022 — which was primarily driven b ...
US Fed steps up oversight of banks’ involvement with crypto firms
The United States Federal Reserve is broadening the scope of its supervision program which oversees U.S. banks that engage with the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. An Aug. 8 announcement by the Federal Reserve Board established the Novel Activities Supervision Program, which aims t ...
Cboe Digital receives nod for margin trades on its crypto futures exchange
Cboe Digital, a major options exchange in the United States, has had its application to offer margined futures contracts for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) approved by the United States commodities regulator. While Cboe has offered crypto futures contracts since December 2017, margin trades ...
Ex-NFL team owner Reggie Fowler gets 6 years for crypto ‘shadow banking’
Reginald Fowler, a former NFL team owner, has been sentenced to six years of prison for operating as a “shadow bank” to the crypto sector, which involved over $700 million in unregulated transactions over a 10-month timespan in 2018.The 63-year-old, who was a co-owner of the Mi ...