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Heath Tarbert at Invest: NYC 2019 via BitcoinMonsoon archivesRegulation

Too Early to Tell if Libra Is a Security, CFTC Chairman Says

Daniel PalmerNov 20, 2019

Despite some headlines, CFTC chief Heath Tarbert didn't actually say Libra is a security, even if it is different from commodity bitcoin.

CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert speaks at Invest: NYC 2019; Image by Joe Jenkins for BitcoinMonsoonCFTC

What the CFTC Chairman Actually Said About Ether Futures and Ethereum 2.0

Christine KimNov 15, 2019

Speaking at BitcoinMonsoon's Invest: NYC, Heath Tarbert addressed ethereum futures markets and the move to a proof-of-stake model with Ethereum 2.0.

CFTC

Ex-CFTC Chair Giancarlo to Push for Digital Dollar in New Role at White-Shoe Law Firm

Nikhilesh DeDec 2, 2019

Christopher Giancarlo has joined law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher as its new senior counsel, where the former CFTC chief intends to continue advocating for a digital dollar and other policies.

CFTC

US Congress Weighs Bill Spelling Out CFTC’s Crypto Derivatives Oversight

Danny NelsonNov 5, 2019

If passed, the bill would be the first to place Congressionally-mandated, digital commodity-specific requirements on the CFTC.

Crime

ATM Coin Founders Ordered to Pay $4.25 Million for Fraud

William FoxleyNov 5, 2019

A U.S. court fined the team and firms behind ATM Coin for fraud and misappropriation of client funds in a case brought by the CFTC.

CFTC

SEC, CFTC Charge XBT Corp. With Selling Unregistered Swaps for Bitcoin

Nikhilesh DeDanny Nelson

The SEC and CFTC have settled charges with XBT Corp. after alleging the company sold unregistered security-based swaps for bitcoin.

CFTC

US Financial Regulators Join UK FCA’s ‘Global Sandbox’

Danny Nelson

Four U.S. regulators joined an international alliance of government regulators seeking to bolster the future of fintech.

CFTC

CFTC Makes Its Fintech, Blockchain Research Lab a Full-Fledged Office

Nikhilesh De

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is upgrading its financial technology research wing, LabCFTC, into an independent office.

CFTC

Trump Administration Popped 2017 Bitcoin Bubble, Ex-CFTC Chair Says

Brady Dale

"We saw a bubble building and we thought the best way to address it was to allow the market to interact with it," said Christopher Giancarlo.

CFTC

CFTC Chair Says Ether Futures ‘Likely’ in 2020

Nikhilesh De

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Heath Tarbert says the crypto world will see ethereum futures contracts sometime in 2020.

Derivatives

Crypto Derivatives: On Misleading Measurements

Noelle Acheson

Noelle Acheson shows how using notional volumes to compare derivatives markets to spot is misleading – but, for now, it’s all we’ve got.

Crime

CFTC Takes Action Against Crypto Options ‘Ponzi Scheme’

Daniel Palmer

Purported crypto and forex investment firm Circle Society is accused by the CFTC of operating like a Ponzi scheme.

CFTC

Fearing USD Decline, Ex-CFTC Heads Propose a Blockchain-Based Digital Dollar

Daniel Kuhn

Two former ranking members of the CFTC offered up a plan for a government-sanctioned, blockchain-based digital dollar.

CFTC

SEC, CFTC, FinCEN Warn Crypto Industry to Follow US Banking Laws

Nikhilesh De

The heads of three U.S. financial regulators warned the crypto industry to abide by banking laws in a joint statement published Friday.

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