The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is an independent agency of the US government created in 1974, that regulates the U.S. derivatives markets, which includes futures, swaps, and certain kinds of options.
The Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”), 7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq., prohibits fraudulent conduct in the trading of futures, swaps, and other derivatives. The stated mission of the CFTC is to promote the integrity, resilience, and vibrancy of the U.S. derivatives markets through sound regulation. After the financial crisis of 2007–2008 and since 2010 with the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, CFTC has been transitioning to bring more transparency and sound regulation to the multitrillion dollar swaps market.
The CFTC chair accepted that he had conducted nearly 12 meetings with SBF in the last 14 months before bankruptcy. SBF was looking to secure a clearinghouse license for FTX subsidiary LedgerX.
A market analyst has spotted a pattern in the fund transfers made by the FTX hacker to OKX. The crypto exchange said that it is investigating into the matter.
The CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam is set to appear before a US Senate Committee Hearing on Thursday to testify about the now-bankrupt FTX trading platform.
