Trump, IRS and CFTC Fires

CFTC Fires Some Employees in Latest Government Job Terminations
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission terminated about a dozen probationary employees this week as President Donald Trump continues his bid to shrink the federal workforce.
IRS Fires 6,000 Employees as Trump Slashes US Government
A tearful executive at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service told staffers on Thursday that about 6,000 employees would be fired, a person familiar with the matter said, in a move that would eliminate roughly 6% of the agency's workforce in the midst of the busy tax-filing season.
US IRS expected to fire 6,700 employees on Thursday in Trump downsizing spree
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is expected to fire about 6,700 employees on Thursday, a person familiar with the matter said, eliminating roughly 7% of the tax-collecting agency's workforce in the midst of the critical tax-filing season.
Experienced workers, not just rookies, get cut as Trump slashes probationary employees
President Donald Trump has been cutting probationary employees as part of his effort to downsize the federal workforce.
US federal mass layoffs: IRS fires 6,000 employees as Donald Trump slashes US government
A judge on Thursday denied a union bid to temporarily halt the firing of thousands of federal employees on probationary status, handing President Donald Trump another legal win in his plan to slash the government workforce.
Coinbase asks Congress to grant CFTC spot market authority
Crypto exchange Coinbase believes the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) should be granted full authority over ...
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CFTC takes acting off enforcement director’s title
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced the appointment of Brian Young as director of the agency's Division of ...
CFTC Whistleblower Chief Named Agency’s Top Enforcement Watchdog
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s top enforcement job will go to Brian Young, the former head of the regulator’s ...
Coinbase launches CFTC-regulated SOL futures in US
Coinbase has launched Solana futures contracts on its regulated US derivatives exchange, the cryptocurrency trading platform ...
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Coinbase launches CFTC-regulated Solana (SOL) and Hedera (HBAR) futures contracts
Coinbase has officially launched Solana (SOL) futures contracts on its US derivatives exchange, regulated by the CFTC.
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Meet CFTC Nominee Brian Quintenz
President Donald Trump nominated Brian Quintenz to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. This article profiles Quintenz as ...
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Coinbase exchange launches CFTC-regulated futures for Solana and Hedera
Coinbase exchange has unveiled CFTC-regulated futures for Hedera and Solana. The launched offerings have introduced more ...
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Big Futures Traders Are Shorting the Cotton Market. Is a Major Move Coming?
Earlier this month, the cotton (CTK25) futures market hit a three-plus-year low basis nearby futures (KGH25), and prices have ...
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CFTC Acting Chairman To Hold a Crypto Summit To Discuss the Launch of ‘Digital Asset Markets Pilot Program’
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) plans to hold a "CEO forum" for the heads of digital asset firms.
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SEC is to blame for the memecoin surge, former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo says
Chair Chris Giancarlo believes that SEC contributed to the development of memecoins, which have increased their dominance in ...