CFTC crypto oversight questioned after officials were pushed out
The post CFTC crypto oversight questioned after officials were pushed out appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Senior Commodity Futures Trading Commission officials who raised concerns about prediction market firms were suspended, investigated and pushed out, according to a New York Times investigation. Summary NYT reported CFTC officials raised concerns about Polymarket, Crypto.com and a Gemini affiliate before suspensions. Crypto.news reported CFTC relief for event contracts as prediction market legal fights widened nationwide. The CFTC sued New York after state actions against Coinbase and Gemini prediction markets. The NYT reported that career officials questioned activity tied to Polymarket, Crypto.com and a Gemini affiliate. Staff raised concerns over consumer treatment, fraud controls and whether one affiliate had finished a needed regulatory review. JUST IN: Several Commodity Futures Trading Commission officials who raised concerns over prediction markets were reportedly suspen