The CFTC's Chris Giancarlo argues that the US needs to rethink its blockchain policy for 2017 and beyond.
Representatives of two US regulators have explained how their agencies are approaching the rapidly growing smart contracts industry.
A Congressional committee has called on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to focus on digital currency regulation.
A US law firm has filed a petition that argues the CFTC needs to provide clarity on the definition of "delivery" as it pertains to blockchain.
Chamber of Digital Commerce Kevin Batteh offers his take on the recent Bitfinex/CFTC settlement.
Hong Kong-based bitcoin exchange Bitfinex has settled with the CFTC following an investigation into its financed trading activities.
The CFTChas granted registration to a trading platform that was an early entrant in the US market for financial derivatives tied to bitcoin.
The Obama administration should move quickly to embrace bitcoin and blockchain technology, a former government regulator has argued in a new op-ed.
A CFTC commissioner said today he believes blockchain tech has already proved itself in the market through testing.
CFTC's J Christopher Giancarlo said today that he believes his agency should reexamine existing rules for distributed ledger technology.
A meeting of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Technology Advisory Committee discussed how blockchain could reshape the derivatives market.
The CFTC will discuss the application of blockchain technology in derivatives markets during a meeting later this month.
During a recent speech, CFTC commissioner J Christopher Giancarlo said that the blockchain could cut costs in the financial sector – and cut jobs
Bitcoin law experts Brian Klein and Geoffrey Aronow explore recent rulings by the US CFTC and how they affect bitcoin traders across the world.
The US CFTC has settled charges against bitcoin swap facility TeraExchange for failing to enforce trading prohibitions.