CFTC

Regulation

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

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

Policy & regulation  ·  24 October 2019
CFTC

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

"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.

Markets  ·  22 October 2019
Futures

CFTC Chair Says Ether Futures ‘Likely’ in 2020

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

Markets  ·  21 October 2019
Derivatives

Crypto Derivatives: On Misleading Measurements

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

Markets  ·  19 October 2019
Crime

CFTC Takes Action Against Crypto Options ‘Ponzi Scheme’

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

Markets  ·  17 October 2019
CFTC

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

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

Policy & regulation  ·  16 October 2019
Regulation

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

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

Policy & regulation  ·  11 October 2019
Regulation

CFTC Chairman Confirms Ether Cryptocurrency Is a Commodity

CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert has just said ether, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, is a commodity not a security.

Policy & regulation  ·  10 October 2019
Crime

Crypto Escrow Firm Chief Charged Over Alleged $7 Million Fraud

A man faces charges by the U.S. Attorney's Office and the CFTC over claims he took money for bulk bitcoin orders that were never delivered.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 October 2019
CFTC

LedgerX Claims ‘Personal Animus’ Drove Ex-CFTC Chair to Stall Approvals

LedgerX claims former CFTC Chairman Christopher Giancarlo threatened the company for personal reasons, two letters obtained by CoinDesk reveal.

Markets  ·  28 September 2019
Futures

CFTC Taps Coinbase Lawyer to Head Division Overseeing Bitcoin Futures

New CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert has named Coinbase general counsel Dorothy DeWitt as the agency's new director of market oversight.

Markets  ·  17 September 2019
CFTC

Ex-CFTC Chair ‘Crypto Dad’ Giancarlo Joins Digital Chamber Trade Group

Former CFTC chairman Christopher Giancarlo has joined the advisory board of the Chamber of Digital Commerce.

Markets  ·  17 September 2019
Regulation

Derivatives Drama: The Unintended Consequences of Crypto Regulation

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.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 August 2019
Regulation

Senior CFTC Official Who Set Bitcoin Futures Policy Is Leaving: Report

Amir Zaidi, director of the CFTC's Division of Market Oversight, is to leave the regulator within weeks, according to Bloomberg Law.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 August 2019
CFTC

The CFTC Fintech Chief Who Oversaw Early Blockchain Trials Is Leaving

The director of the CFTC's experimental fintech initiative will step down in mid-August to pursue work in the private sector.

Markets  ·  2 August 2019