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House Financial Services Committee Battles With SEC Chairman Gary Gensler Over Cryptocurrency Regulation

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Washington DC, Tuesday’s hearing showed “a chasm a mile wide” between the Chairman and the experiences of American businesses, says Sheila Warren, CEO of the Crypto Council for Innovation. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler faced a barrage of criticism from House Republicans over his agency’s crackdown on cryptocurrency trading platforms.

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Sues Binance and cofounder Changpeng Zhao for Trading Rule Violations

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Ridgewood NJ, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission  announced it has filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois charging Changpeng Zhao and three entities that operate the Binance platform with numerous violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC regulations. The complaint also charges Samuel Lim, Binance’s former chief compliance officer, with aiding and abetting Binance’s violations.

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