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CFTC Charges US Resident with $7M Bitcoin Fraud
1.10.2019
The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission charges a United States resident with a $7 million Bitcoin-related fraud
LedgerX Claims That the Reason Behind Ex-CFTC Chairman Delaying Approvals is Personal Bias
30.9.2019
LedgerX, a digital currency derivatives company, leveled charges against Christopher Giancarlo, Chairman of United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for stalling approval for the registration of its Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO). The firm claimed that Giancarlo did so...
Report: LedgerX Claims Ex-CFTC Chairman Stalled Approvals Due to Personal Bias
29.9.2019
Crypto derivatives firm LedgerX alleges that former CFTC chairman Christopher Giancarlo obstructed the approval of its DCO registration due to personal bias
LedgerX Claims ‘Personal Animus’ Drove Ex-CFTC Chair to Stall Approvals
28.9.2019
LedgerX claims former CFTC Chairman Christopher Giancarlo threatened the company for personal reasons, two letters obtained by CoinDesk reveal
First Week of Bakkt: Slow Start Unlikely to Dampen Long-Term Prospects
27.9.2019
Bakkt futures off to a slow start, crypto industry will have to wait some more for a flash flood of institutional money
Bakkt’s Much-Anticipated Bitcoin Futures Trading Platform Goes Live
23.9.2019
Bakkt’s physically settled BTC futures trading goes live
Bitcoin Cash Futures Expected to Open up US Market by Q1 2020
18.9.2019
Futures contracts on bitcoin cash can be available at a CFTC-regulated exchange by the end of this year or the first quarter of 2020. This will allow institutional U.S. investors to trade on a derivative of the cryptocurrency and bring in more trading volume for BCH overall. Also Read: HTC Adds...
CFTC Appoints Former Coinbase Exec as Director of Market Oversight
17.9.2019
Coinbase vice president Dorothy D. DeWitt will now serve as director of the division of market oversight at the U.S. CFTC
CFTC Taps Coinbase Lawyer to Head Division Overseeing Bitcoin Futures
17.9.2019
New CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert has named Coinbase general counsel Dorothy DeWitt as the agency's new director of market oversight
Ex-CFTC Chair ‘Crypto Dad’ Giancarlo Joins Digital Chamber Trade Group
17.9.2019
Former CFTC chairman Christopher Giancarlo has joined the advisory board of the Chamber of Digital Commerce
Indian Parliament Member Helping Crypto Community Influence Regulation
17.9.2019
The Indian crypto community has made progress towards influencing the government’s crypto policies. Some industry leaders have met with an influential lawmaker who has agreed to help bring about positive crypto regulation in the country. Also read: India’s Popular ‘Who Wants to...
CME Asks CFTC to Double Bitcoin Futures Capacity as Interest Soars
13.9.2019
CME Bitcoin futures traders may soon get double limits
Bitcoin.com Looks to List BCH Futures on CFTC-Approved Exchange
13.9.2019
Bitcoin.com is in talks to list a bitcoin cash futures contract on a regulated exchange, a company representative told Bloomberg
Crypto in Court — Overview of the Biggest Lawsuits Worldwide
26.8.2019
The SEC continues to file lawsuits in the U.S., but banks are on the receiving end of international crypto court cases
Binance to Launch US Platform Soon, Helped by a Little-Known Partner
22.8.2019
Despite Binance planning to launch its U.S. exchange by 2020, little is known of its partner, BAM Trading Services
BitMEX Adds Hong Kong, Bermuda, and Seychelles to Trade Restriction List
20.8.2019
Seychelles based BitMEX has recently made changes to its trade restriction list. The crypto-derivatives trading platform also has branches in Hong Kong and Bermuda. Yesterday, the crypto exchange announced three new important additions to the list. BitMEX with its parent company- HDR Global Trading...
Derivatives Drama: The Unintended Consequences of Crypto Regulation
11.8.2019
Noelle Acheson points out that the LedgerX confusion highlights potential CFTC priorities regarding the regulation of crypto derivatives that could lead to the opposite of what the regulator intends
Senior CFTC Official Who Set Bitcoin Futures Policy Is Leaving: Report
9.8.2019
Amir Zaidi, director of the CFTC's Division of Market Oversight, is to leave the regulator within weeks, according to Bloomberg Law
US Exchanges Race to Launch Regulated Physically-Delivered Bitcoin Futures
9.8.2019
The race to launch regulated physically-delivered bitcoin futures is back on for three US-regulated trading platforms after one of them hit a snag with the country’s derivatives regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Two other exchanges are racing to launch similar products this...
CFTC Policymaker With Long History of Work on BTC Futures Leaving
9.8.2019
The director of the CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight, who worked on policy for Bitcoin futures, is allegedly leaving within weeks