President Donald Trump has just named Michael Selig the new chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission-a move widely seen as central to his vision of positioning the United States as the “crypto capital of the world.”

A sweeping FBI crackdown that led to the arrest of an NBA player and coach last week has sent shockwaves through both the sports and financial worlds, reigniting fears that the booming prediction market sector could become the next major regulatory crisis.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler recently expressed pride in his tenure, amidst speculation about his resignation. With rising tensions between the SEC and the cryptocurrency industry, a successor would likely need to rebuild relations. But does Gensler’s statement hint at a departure, or will he finish his term?

SEC Chair Gary Gensler announced that Ethereum ETFs should be approved by summer’s end but did not clarify its classification as a security or commodity. But this “good” news had little impact on the sluggish crypto market.

Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart suggests the SEC is subtly recognizing Ethereum as a commodity, hinted by the approval of Ethereum futures ETFs, potentially signaling a departure from its previous security classification.

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Metodologi Komisi Eropa untuk menilai dampak lingkungan Bitcoin memicu kritik, dengan kekhawatiran akan potensi pelarangan penambangan di seluruh Uni Eropa. Batten menyerukan persatuan komunitas, menekankan kontribusi positif Bitcoin dan mendesak evaluasi kritis terhadap proposal peraturan.

CEO ProShares, Michael Sapir, menyatakan bahwa ETF baru ini dibuat khusus untuk membantu orang-orang melakukan shorting ETH.

Komisioner CFTC Christy Goldsmith Romero mencirikan industri mata uang kripto sebagai industri yang ditandai dengan "penipuan yang merajalela dan ilegalitas lainnya."

Penasihat hukum yang mewakili Binance dan CZ berpendapat bahwa tindakan hukum CFTC dapat ditafsirkan sebagai upaya untuk mengambil peran yang mirip dengan "polisi derivatif dunia".