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Regulators

Alameda ex-CEO Caroline Ellison taps SEC’s former top crypto regulator as lawyer in FTX investigation

Alameda Research ex-CEO Caroline Ellison has retained a former top cryptocurrency regulator for the US Securities and Exchange Commission as the federal investigation into the downfall of FTX continues. Bloomberg first reported that Ellison hired Stephanie Avakian, chair of the securities and financial services department at ...Read More

FTX fiasco puts crypto back into regulators’ crosshairs

As Binance walks away from bailing out rival crypto exchange FTX, the rapidly unfolding saga is putting crypto on U.S. regulators’ radars yet again. “It does not matter that these are global exchanges. It feeds the narrative that crypto companies are taking excessive risks ...Read More

US Lawmakers Probe SEC, Treasury, Federal Reserve Over Revolving Door With Crypto Industry

U.S. lawmakers have raised concerns about the revolving door between financial regulators and the crypto industry. “Over 200 government officials have moved between public service and crypto firms,” the lawmakers said, adding that they include 31 Treasury Department officials and 28 Securities and Exchange ...Read More