LabCFTC, the CFTC's fintech research wing, is visiting New York in April to discuss startups' concerns and projects with their teams.
A blockchain platform built by a group of major firms to bring new efficiencies to energy commodities trading has gone live.
Oil giants Shell and BP are among a group of firms planning to launch a blockchain platform to automate post-trade processes in the energy industry.
Indonesia's futures watchdog has reportedly ruled that cryptos are commodities that can be traded on the country's futures exchange.
A U.S. district judge has backed the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission in defining cryptocurrencies as commodities.
The CFTC has published a proposed interpretation of how it will deem that a cryptocurrency has been "delivered" from a buyer to a seller.
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange has filed for two patents outlining a blockchain system that stores and automatically executes financial transactions.
Blockchain progress in the energy industry could give banking applications a run for sector supremacy, CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson argues.
Post-trade services firm Kynetix is seeking to assemble a consortium of commodities market stakeholders to explore the use of blockchain tech.
Attorney Jared Marx discusses a recent ruling by the United States Commodities Futures Trading Commission, which saw it label bitcoin as a commodity.
Bitreserve has added three new precious metals, a sixth currency option and five new languages to its bitcoin storage platform. Having introduced gold last year, the site will now also allow its users to hold bitcoin pegged to silver, platinum or palladium. Bitreserve has also integrated the Swiss franc, saying that it is “a strong currency in its own right with a […]
It could be useful to evaluate bitcoin’s potential against other commodities, but the cryptocurrency walks its own path.
Money has seen some big changes since the days of bartering. Now decentralization is upturning the cart once again.
The CTFC is investigating whether it has the authority to regulate digital currencies under rules for commodities, reports say.