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“As demand for secure, compliant digital asset solutions grows, we’re committed to supporting Türkiye’s financial sector with institutional-grade infrastructure — backed by our local presence in Istanbul,” Brahimi said.

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Apart from BankPozitif, Taurus has been working with three other Turkish banks, including Misyon Bank — which announced its crypto debut in March 2024 — Taurus co-founder Lamine Brahimi told Cointelegraph.

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“In this context, the existence of the ‘list of those operating’ does not mean that the organizations included in this list are authorized in accordance with the relevant legislation,” the authority said.

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THORChain founder John-Paul Thorbjornsen told Cointelegraph he has no involvement with THORChain, but none of the sanctioned wallet addresses listed by the FBI and the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control “has ever interacted with the protocol.”

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Goldsmith Romero’s office and the CFTC didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

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No more than three commissioners at a time can be from the same political party, meaning once Quintenz joins, the final spot must be filled by a Democrat.

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Thanks for reading our summary of this week’s most impactful DeFi developments. Join us next Friday for more stories, insights and education regarding this dynamically advancing space.

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Bloomberg Intelligence gauges the likelihood that SOL ETFs are ultimately approved at approximately 70%. Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas expects an ETF using futures to synthetically track SOL’s performance to come as soon as March.

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At least five ETF issuers have filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to list spot Solana ETFs. The regulator has until October 2025 to make a final decision on the filings.

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Futures contracts are standardized agreements to buy or sell an underlying asset at a future date. They play a crucial supporting role for spot cryptocurrency ETFs because regulated futures markets provide a stable benchmark for measuring a digital asset’s performance.

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Coinbase’s SOL futures products include standard contracts representing 100 SOL and retail-oriented “nano” contracts representing 5 SOL each, or less than $1,000 as of Feb. 19.

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“This milestone represents another step forward in the regulatory evolution of crypto derivatives in the United States, reinforcing the legitimacy and growing demand for digital assets,” according to Coinbase.

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Pham said that Meaghan Tente will transition from chief of staff to acting general counsel, Taylor Foy will move from Pham’s senior adviser to the Office of Public Affairs, and Tom Smith will lead the market participants division.

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Crypto trader Monolith highlighted that Jung holds a law degree, has experience as a manager at Morgan Stanley and served as vice president at CitiBank, which could make his approach to crypto regulations “interesting.”

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Coinfund president Christopher Perkins said in a Jan. 22 X post that he was “glad to see the CFTC engaging…and NOT with the head of enforcement.”

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Trump picked Pham to head the CFTC on Jan. 20. In November, it was reported that the Trump administration might seek to hand oversight of the crypto industry to the CFTC, curbing the remit of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Jung previously served as Pham’s policy adviser. Pham was long known as a crypto-friendly commissioner at the agency.

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Harry Jung was appointed acting chief of staff and will “lead the CFTC’s engagement on crypto, decentralized finance (DeFi), and other digital assets,” Pham said.

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Pham announced the CFTC’s new leadership in a Jan. 22 statement naming interim officials to top spots, including new directors for the agency’s market oversight and enforcement divisions and a top position for the CFTC’s crypto outreach.

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