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Derivatives

Tassat Is One Step Closer to Offering Crypto Derivatives With CFTC Approval

The CFTC has granted Tassat a swap execution facility registration, bringing it one step closer to offering US customers bitcoin derivatives products.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 November 2019
Legal

The SEC Has Rejected Every Bitcoin ETF. This Firm Thinks It Has a Solution

Wilshire Phoenix believes balancing funds between BTC and T-bills may convince the SEC that its bitcoin ETF proposal is better than the rest.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 November 2019
Zcash

Zcash Trademark Talks Were About More Than a Logo

Can an altcoin outgrow its founders? A new agreement between Electric Coin Company and the Zcash Foundation could be a good first step.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 November 2019
Crime

ATM Coin Founders Ordered to Pay $4.25 Million for Fraud

A U.S. court fined the team and firms behind ATM Coin for fraud and misappropriation of client funds in a case brought by the CFTC.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 November 2019
XRP

Investor Lawsuit Argues Ripple Still Has to Answer Over Ongoing XRP Sales

Ripple's argument that an XRP holder waited too long to file suit has no precedent, a new legal filing claims.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 November 2019
XRP

What’s Next in the Securities Case Against Ripple Over XRP

Ripple has strong defenses against a lawsuit alleging it violated securities laws by selling XRP, but the road ahead is long, legal experts said.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 November 2019
SEC

SEC, CFTC Charge XBT Corp. With Selling Unregistered Swaps for Bitcoin

The SEC and CFTC have settled charges with XBT Corp. after alleging the company sold unregistered security-based swaps for bitcoin.

Policy & regulation  ·  31 October 2019
Regulation

UK Banking Pilot Aims to Streamline Compliance Using Factom Blockchain

Crypto startup Knabu is launching a 30-day pilot today to put regulatory reporting on the blockchain.

Policy & regulation  ·  31 October 2019
Regulation

SEC Blasts Kik’s ‘Void for Vagueness’ Defense of 2017 ICO

Kik wants to depose top SEC officials, and expose that they were making it up as they went. But the SEC is having none of it.

Policy & regulation  ·  29 October 2019
Hacking

AT&T Responds to Crypto Exec’s SIM Swap Suit: See You in Court

The loss highlights an obvious question for security experts, who wondered why an experienced crypto executive would keep such high sums online.

Policy & regulation  ·  28 October 2019
Security

Inter-American Development Bank to Pilot Land Registries on Blockchain

The global organization is aiming to ease the burden of trying to reset land titles in Latin American countries.

Policy & regulation  ·  28 October 2019
Crime

Another AT&T SIM Swapping Hack Targets Trio of Crypto Execs

Another crypto executive is suing AT&T over a SIM swapping hack that he claims cost him $1.7 million in digital assets.

Policy & regulation  ·  26 October 2019
Exchanges

Bitfinex Denies Laundering, Says It’s a Victim of ‘Fraud’ by Crypto Capital

The crypto exchange released a statement Friday denying that it had any part in the payment processor's alleged money laundering.

Policy & regulation  ·  25 October 2019
Regulation

Zuckerberg: Facebook Would Quit Libra if the Association Launched Prematurely

Facebook's CEO told lawmakers the company would pull out of the Libra Association if the consortium launched its cryptocurrency without regulatory approvals.

Policy & regulation  ·  23 October 2019
Regulation

Former World Gold Council Exec Develops New Bitcoin ETF

The portfolio manager behind SPDR Gold Shares is developing a bitcoin ETF, but winning SEC approval remains a holy grail in the nascent space.

Policy & regulation  ·  23 October 2019