cftc Archive
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A U.S. man that misappropriated $601K in Bitcoin and Litecoin from his employer and lured another $545K from private investors faces 15 months in prison
By satoshi
November 12, 2018
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As FinTech continues to reimagine new business models for finance, a high-profile financial regulator believes it can also be used to enforce derivative laws more effectively. …
By satoshi
November 11, 2018
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Perkins Coie is boosting its legal team specializing in crypto and blockchain with CFTC hire
By satoshi
November 8, 2018
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The U.S. CFTC chairman Christopher Giancarlo said that DLT would help regulators analyze data, real-world outcomes, and success in in satisfying regulatory objectives
By satoshi
November 7, 2018
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IDEX, formerly known as a “decentralized” Ethereum exchange (DEX), has announced that its service will soon feature expanded regional restrictions and KYC policies comparable to those …
By satoshi
November 2, 2018
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CFTC commissioner Rostin Behnam says he spent a “surprising” amount of time on issues such as Bitcoin last year
By satoshi
October 27, 2018
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The U.S. SEC has published a memorandum from a meeting regarding the Bitcoin ETF proposal from VanEck and SolidX
By satoshi
October 23, 2018
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New York investment firm Gelfman Blueprint, Inc. (GBI) will see over $2.5 million in fines for fraudulent practices, as filed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission …
By satoshi
October 19, 2018
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A New York federal court has ordered a trading firm and its CEO to pay over $2.5 million in penalties for operating a fraudulent BTC Ponzi …
By satoshi
October 18, 2018
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One of the top markets regulators in the United States said yesterday that he believes smart contract developers should in some instances be held liable when …
By satoshi
October 17, 2018
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CFTC commissioner Brian Quintenz addressed the question of accountability in an era of disintermediated finance and smart contracts, arguing against “code as law”
By satoshi
October 17, 2018
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Former Commodity Futures Commission Chairman Gary Gensler, who helmed the organization from mid-2009 to early 2014, recently shared his opinions on cryptocurrency regulation in a Bloomberg …
By satoshi
October 16, 2018
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Former CFTC chairman Gary Gensler stated that coins sold in ICOs should be considered securities
By satoshi
October 15, 2018
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‘Dr. Doom’ didn’t miss another chance to bash crypto – but he faced a worthy opposition.
By satoshi
October 13, 2018
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When derivatives exchanges CBOE and CME launched the first regulated U.S. bitcoin futures contracts, many cryptocurrency bulls thought that this event would lead to a wave …
By satoshi
October 12, 2018
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has halted a fraudulent ICO that falsely claimed it had the regulator’s support and created a fake regulatory agency
By satoshi
October 11, 2018
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Middling cryptocurrency exchange YoBit has an unusual plan to attract more traders to its platform: randomly pump coins to artificially drive up their prices. In a …
By satoshi
October 10, 2018
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Here’s why the US Congress needs one definition for blockchain and what the recent bill could mean for the industry
By satoshi
October 10, 2018
