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Tag: CFTC

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Can the Courts End Crypto’s Existential Crisis?

Puppies Tugging on Coinbase

Could we be nearing an answer to the question of whether digital tokens are securities or commodities? At Intelligize, we certainly hope so. We’ve written in the past about how tiresome this existential debate has become. It appears the leg...

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Welcome to the New World of Whistleblowing

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Corporate whistleblowers are some of Hollywood’s favorite underdogs. Spurred on by a sense of moral obligation, they risk their reputations, their careers and even their personal safety on the big screen to expose wrongdoing by billion-doll...

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A False Flag for Crypto ETFs

Bitcoin close-up on wood grain in black and white

The first bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund in the United States got off to a muddled start last week. The ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF made its debut on Oct. 19 to an eager market, with the offering generating $550 million from invest...

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PCAOB Overhaul Latest Sign of Gensler’s Ambitious Agenda

PCAOB Overhaul Latest Sign of Gensler’s Ambitious Agenda

PCAOB Overhaul Latest Sign of Gensler’s Ambitious Agenda

Gary Gensler developed a reputation for ruthless efficiency while heading the Commodity Futures Trading Commission from 2009 to 2014. He’s living up to that billing so far in his fledgling tenure as chair of the Securities and Exchange Comm...

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The Alarm Clock is Ticking on Public companies

Corporate Boards Get Wake-Up Call on Climate Change

The Alarm Clock is Ticking on Public companies

The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) just issued a report stating that only 13% of public company directors place climate change among their top-five risks for 2020. If you’re looking out the window in California, you migh...

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