The owner of a firm called CabbageTech has been arrested and charged with duping investors out of over $200,000 in cryptocurrency and cash.
More than six months since ICE revealed its vision for Bakkt, the bitcoin futures market is still awaiting regulatory approval.
As stablecoins see greater capital inflows and adoption, regulators will likely take a harder look at their compliance status.
In a response to the CFTC, nChain chief scientist Craig Wright has criticized ethereum and restated his claim to be Satoshi Nakamoto.
Bakkt acquired parts of Rosenthal Collins Group, an independent futures commission, to build up its risk management and regulatory compliance procedures.
The U.S. should apply a "do no harm" approach and take a lead role on blockchain regulation, says William Mougayar.
The questions on ethereum the CFTC put to the public show that the regulator has been considering derivatives on cryptocurrencies other than bitcoin - they also point to a new collaborative approach to sector oversight.
It's unlikely the CFTC will act in time for ICE to launch Bakkt as planned on Jan. 24, CoinDesk has learned.
The CFTC has published a request for input to learn more about ethereum and its underlying blockchain network.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission says smart contracts are covered under financial rules in its new primer on the technology.
A bitcoin trader has been jailed and fined over $1.1 million for stealing bitcoin and litecoin, and then defrauding investors to repay the loss.
Perkins Coie continues to grow its blockchain practice with the addition of a former counsel for the CFTC.
CFTC chair Christopher Giancarlo explained how DLT can be used to help the agency more efficiently regulate markets during a speech Wednesday.
CFTC commissioner Rostin Behnam emphasized that regulators must understand distributed ledger tech before regulating it.
Smart contract coders could be held liable for providing predictive "event contracts" on a blockchain, a CFTC commissioner has said.