$51M for Homes, Cars, and a Yacht: Regulators Target Goliath, CEO Delgado
SEC and CFTC accuse Goliath Ventures of misleading investors with crypto returns as CEO Delgado allegedly took $51 million personally.
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Prediction markets should dial back faulty filings for incentives to boost trading: CFTC
CoinDesk•Jesse Hamilton12 Aug
CFTC Cites Bitcoin Position in Emergency Order Shielding Kalshi
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) ordered Kalshi to keep running its exchange after finding that New York’s attempt to stop the platform presented a market emergency. The commission cited a hypothetical bitcoin position to argue that forced liquidation could spread losses well beyond prediction markets. Its premise, that the contracts are swaps, was rejected […]
Bitcoin.com News•Luci Kelemen12 Aug
Kalshi refers 32 suspected insider traders to CFTC in three months
Kalshi's proactive measures highlight the tension between regulatory compliance and market integrity, potentially reshaping prediction market norms.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team12 Aug
CFTC Invokes Emergency Authority to Keep Kalshi Operating
The CFTC invoked emergency authority to keep Kalshi operating as New York seeks to shut down the federally regulated prediction market.
CFTC Directs Kalshi To Keep Running Prediction Markets Nationwide After New York Lawsuit
The CFTC is exercising emergency authority to order KalshiEX to continue operating its prediction market platform across the country following New York's lawsuit seeking a nationwide shutdown and over $36 billion in damages.
The Daily Hodl•Daily Hodl Agent12 Aug
CFTC orders Kalshi to continue operations amid New York lawsuit
The CFTC gave the order after Kalshi told the the regulator that a New York state lawsuit is causing a "market emergency."
Protos•Jacob Lyon12 Aug
SEC and CFTC plans to write crypto rules without Congress – but they can’t make them permanent
CFTC Chair Michael Selig said on Aug. 4 that the agency has crypto rule proposals ready and plans to finalize them before the current administration ends, regardless of whether Congress passes the CLARITY Act. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has separately said the SEC can keep pursuing meaningful crypto rulemaking even if Congress fails to act. […]
CryptoSlate•Gino Matos12 Aug
Morning Minute: The CFTC Bails Out Kalshi in NY
The CFTC keeps going to bat for Kalshi while the ultimate prediction market court battle looms, with the fate of the sector in the balance.
CFTC Uses Emergency Powers to Keep Kalshi Operating Amid New York Dispute
The CFTC invoked emergency powers to keep Kalshi operating amid its legal dispute with New York. The commission classified New York’s enforcement action and temporary restraining order request as a market emergency. It directed Kalshi to continue operations under the Commodity Exchange Act and its Core Principles. New York seeks
TheNewsCrypto•Lakshya Baskar12 Aug
SEC-CFTC Crypto Map Advances as Clarity Act Stalls
The SEC-CFTC crypto regulation framework gives markets a working map while the Senate's CLARITY Act remains stalled over stablecoin rewards.
CFTC Invokes Emergency Powers to Keep Kalshi Trading Despite New York Suit
Kalshi triggered the order, notifying the agency of a market emergency after New York moved to bar its contracts nationwide.
The prediction market turf war: who actually regulates Kalshi and Polymarket
The CFTC used emergency authority to override New York. Nine states have been sued. FlightAware added a data rights claim. The legal architecture of prediction markets is being built in courtrooms, not in Congress. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission does…
CFTC orders Kalshi to keep operating in $36B New York fight
CFTC invokes emergency powers to keep Kalshi operating as New York seeks at least $36 billion and broad restrictions on event contracts.
SEC and CFTC Hit Goliath Ventures With Parallel Crypto Fraud Complaints
Two US financial regulators sued Goliath Ventures and its CEO, Christopher Delgado, this week, two months after he pleaded guilty to charges in the same crypto Ponzi scheme. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) noted that the multi-year operation raised at least $425 million from more than 1,300 investors. Inside the Alleged Goliath Ventures Scheme
BeInCrypto•Kamina Bashir12 Aug
CFTC invokes emergency powers to keep Kalshi operating in New York fight
The order escalates a jurisdictional fight over whether states may treat federally regulated event contracts as illegal gambling.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra12 Aug
Goliath Ventures hit by SEC, CFTC in $425M crypto case
Goliath Ventures faces SEC and CFTC lawsuits after its CEO pleaded guilty in a U.S. crypto fraud case involving at least $400 million.
SEC, CFTC Target Goliath Ventures Over $400M Crypto Ponzi
Federal regulators have targeted Goliath Ventures over an alleged crypto Ponzi scheme involving more than $400 million. The CFTC cites 1,600 customers, while the SEC alleges at least $425 million was raised from over 1,300 investors. Customers Put at Least $397 Million Into Alleged Crypto Scheme About 1,600 customers contributed at least $397 million through […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms12 Aug
SEC, CFTC Forge Their Own Crypto Paths as CLARITY Act Stalls Out
As far as digital asset regulation is concerned, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is not waiting around for Congress. The agency has scheduled an open meeting for Friday, Aug. 14, to weigh a proposal that could make it easier for crypto companies to raise money without enduring full securities registration. According to a […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman12 Aug
SEC, CFTC sue Goliath Ventures over $400M crypto Ponzi scheme
Regulators allege Goliath promised crypto liquidity-pool returns but instead paid earlier investors and funded its founder’s luxury spending.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra12 Aug