Trump Names SEC Crypto Task Force Head Selig as Next Nominee to Run U.S. CFTC

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President Donald Trump has named his new choice to lead the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, formally backing Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer Mike Selig after jettisoning his one-time pick of former CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz. The near-term leadership of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission could be a weighty matter for the crypto industry as […]

MSTR, SMLR Lead Crypto Names Lower

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Crypto stocks suffered a red day on Friday, especially bitcoin treasury companies such as Strategy (MSTR) and Semler Scientific (SMLR) — each down roughly 6% even as bitcoin slipped only a bit more than 2%. Japan-listed Metaplanet is lower by 24%. The picture looks even worse when zooming out: changing hands at $376 early Friday […]