Former US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo is planning to promote a blockchain-based digital dollar by establishing a non-profit organization. According to the Wall Street Journal, the foundation is called the "Digital Dollar Foundation," which specializes in converting dollars to "blockchain-based all-electronic currencies." The plan is to promote research and exploration […]
The US Commodity Futures Commission (CFTC) recently released its annual report, which showed that as of September 30, 2019, a total of more than 1.3 billion US dollars in fines had been collected. The report shows that the CFTC will continue to monitor digital assets that meet the definition of "commodities", including commodity futures, options […]
In December last year, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) publicly solicited feedback to gain a better understanding of the Ethereum network and the cryptocurrency ETH. Heath Tarbert, who just took over as chairman of the CFTC in July, publicly stated at the meeting in New York today that he believes ETH is a […]
This weekend, the cryptocurrency derivatives market staged a drama involving LedgerX executives and regulators, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Executives at LedgerX, a US-based cryptocurrency exchange, claim that its main regulator, the CFTC, is unfair, and the CFTC prefers its old rival, Bakkt. Paul Chou, CEO of LedgerX, issued a series of tweets […]
On May 8, two major financial regulators, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), attended the Congress to testify. The Senate Appropriations Committee’s hearing informed the Senate of the budgetary needs of the agencies and outlined the goals and initiatives. SEC Chairman Jay Clayton and CFTC Chairman […]
A senior official said that the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is willing to approve an Ethereum futures contract, provided that the contract meets all regulatory conditions. Image source: unsplash The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which oversees the US derivatives market, has previously approved the CME Group in Chicago and the CBOe Global […]
When is Bakkt launched? Since the first time the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, disclosed its grand plan to build a bitcoin futures platform last summer, the issue has been repeatedly raised. Bakkt will help bring Bitcoin to the next level of mass adoption, but it has now […]
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