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The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange is reportedly being probed by the CFTC over concerns it facilitated crypto derivatives trading for U.S.-based customers. origin »
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The U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has reportedly launched an investigation against cryptocurrency exchange Binance, Bloomberg reported today. The CEO of the exchange, Changpeng Zhao has seemingly issued a response to the reports of a CFTC probe.
2021-3-13 23:11 | |
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BitMEX owners get charged with illegal trading and AML violations by the CFTC
2020-10-2 19:27 | |
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The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has taken action against Circle Society, Corp and its founder, David Gilbert Saffron for defrauding people through a Ponzi scheme disguised as a bitcoin-powered $11 million binary options trading project.
2019-10-18 09:00 | |
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A man in the US has been charged for allegedly operating an $11 million Bitcoin Ponzi scheme. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the filing of a civil enforcement action yesterday, charging David Gilbert Saffron of Las Vegas, and Circle Society, Corp, with “fraudulent solicitation, misappropriation, and registration violations.
2019-10-17 14:34 | |
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Top financial regulators in the United States, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) have issued a joint statement reminding cryptocurrency market participants of their anti-money-laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing obligations under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), reports EconoTimes on October 14,Read MoreRead More.
2019-10-14 17:00 | |
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The heads of top US financial regulators issued a joint statement warning digital asset business operators to abide by the banking laws of the United States. The statement was signed by the leaders of the U.
2019-10-12 16:30 | |
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The heads of three US financial regulators have issued a warning to the crypto asset industry to adhere to relevant banking laws. In a joint statement released on October 11, signed by Commodity Futures Trading...
2019-10-12 11:15 | |
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Three major US financial regulators are warning the crypto industry players to adhere to the country’s banking laws. The warning was given in a joint communique issued on Friday and signed by the heads of Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Heath Tarbert, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Kenneth Blanco and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) […]
2019-10-12 00:33 | |
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Government-regulated ether (ETH) futures trading could soon be a reality as the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman, Heath Tarbert, dubbed the smart-contract cryptocurrency a commodity, essentially pulling it under the jurisdiction of the financial regulator.
2019-10-11 19:00 | |
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman Heath Tarbert has cleared one of the most debated topics in the crypto-verse: Does Ethereum fall under the security category or is it a commodity like Bitcoin? CFTC after months of studying Ethereum has decided that the second-largest cryptocurrency is a commodity and thus it falls under their jurisdiction, […]
2019-10-11 22:29 | |
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Bitcoin and its underlying blockchain technology are becoming increasingly prominent in the financial sector, particularly in the derivatives market. Now, it may be Ethereum’s turn to shine. The U.
2019-10-11 21:56 | |
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The chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Heath Tarbert (pictured), stated today that ethereum is a commodity. “We’ve been very clear on bitcoin: bitcoin is a commodity.
2019-10-11 19:55 | |
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The U. S. government has recently been easing its regulatory grip on the crypto ecosystem. Adding to the ongoing acceptance toward cryptocurrency, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman, Heath Tarbert, publicly shared his belief that Ether (ETH) is a commodity.
2019-10-10 19:00 | |
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A major consensus has been reached by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) which has determined Ethereum is a commodity, like Bitcoin. This seemed to anger some naysayers in the crypto-Twitterverse who still maintain it is a scam.
2019-10-10 18:23 | |
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is expected to green-light Ethereum futures
2019-10-10 17:27 | |
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The new Chair of the CFTC – Commodity Futures Trading Commission – has declared today that Ether (ETH) is a commodity – leaving the door open to a plethora of newly regulated derivatives products on platforms like the Cboe.
2019-10-10 17:06 | |
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) charged an individual from Pennsylvania for making fraudulent claims of investing in Bitcoin on behalf of two investors. As per the press release, the accused never had possession of said Bitcoin, so it was never actually delivered to investors, September 30, 2019.
2019-10-1 18:00 | |
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The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission charges a United States resident with a $7 million Bitcoin-related fraud
2019-10-1 12:28 | |
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The U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) charged Pennsylvania-based resident, Jon Barry Thompson with “knowingly or recklessly making false representations to customers (two victim companies) in connection with the purported purchase of bitcoin worth over $7 million.
2019-9-30 20:39 | |
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U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has appointed Coinbase’s former Vice President, Dorothy D. DeWitt, to serve as the Director of the Division of Market Oversight. Previously, she had led Coinbase as the General Counsel of Business Lines and Markets.
2019-9-18 13:00 | |
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Coinspeaker CME Group Seeks CFTC Permission to Double Its Bitcoin Futures Trading CapCiting massive open positions and interest for its Bitcoin futures contracts, CME Group requested CFTC to double the limit of monthly contracts traded.
2019-9-13 15:44 | |
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BitMEX, the largest margin trading platform in the cryptocurrency market, is seeing its chief operating officer depart. COO exits BitMEX Angelina Kwan, COO of BitMEX, is currently on “gardening leave” as she plans to leave the company, said a spokesperson related to the matter.
2019-9-10 13:30 | |
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In July, the US regulator Commodity and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) started probing BitMEX, a leading crypto derivatives platform that offers 100x margin trading services to non-accredited investors.
2019-9-1 04:53 | |
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Bakkt’s Bitcoin futures are on schedule to launch on Sept. 23, coinciding with a technical pivotal point on BTC’s daily chart. Bakkt’s Bitcoin futures Bakkt, a subsidiary of the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), was recently granted approval from the U.
2019-8-29 10:14 | |
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By CCN Markets: Since the official announcement of Bakkt’s bitcoin futures market launch on August 17, the bitcoin price has surged by well over 6 percent against the U. S. dollar to $10,700. On Saturday, before Bakkt received green light from the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the bitcoin price was hovering at below $10,000.
2019-8-19 14:24 | |
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Bakkt was granted the first approval from the CFTC for physically-settled Bitcoin futures. Contracts will begin trading next month. Bakkt set to launch Bakkt, a subsidiary of the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), which owns the New York Stock Exchange, was granted approval from the U.
2019-8-16 20:38 | |
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By CCN Markets: Bakkt, a bitcoin futures trading platform operated by ICE, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), finally received approval from the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to initiate its long-awaited launch.
2019-8-16 19:47 | |
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Kelly Loeffler, the CEO of Bakkt, announced that the much-awaited institutional platform will be making its debut on September 23 of this year. The announcement was made after the platform received a green light from U.
2019-8-16 18:18 | |
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BitMEX, the world’s leading cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, is looking at the prospects of losing its top position to the emerging competition. Gone With The Wind The Seychelles firm took a vow of silence shortly after its name popped up in a regulatory probe.
2019-8-15 19:00 | |
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Amir Zaidi, the Bitcoin man in CFTC set to step down from his role with Vincent McGonagle is heavily tipped to replace him. One of the biggest Bitcoin (BTC) proponent inside the U.S Commodity Futures and Trading Commission (CFTC) will be leaving in the coming weeks according to a report by Bloomberg Law. Amir Zaidi […]
2019-8-9 19:31 | |
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Amir Zaidi, Director of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight (DMO) and the man behind framing policies for Bitcoin Futures, as well as over-the-counter swaps, is leaving the agency.
2019-8-9 10:10 | |
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Bitmex’s woes have continued to snowball since CEO, Arthur Hayes, was publicly confronted by Nouriel Roubini in June, Roubini’s release of an essay into the “systematic illegality” of Bitmex in July, and the subsequent announcement of an investigation by the U.
2019-8-8 00:44 | |
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The incoming head of U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has highlighted the importance of blockchain as an emerging technology, reports Fox Business. With commentators taking issue with the patchwork of cryptocurrency regulations in the country, the new CFTC chief assures that his department will look into crafting laws that support the industry.
2019-8-5 17:00 | |
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Outflows on BitMEX, the second top crypto exchange by reported trading volume to date, exceed $500 million in July
2019-8-6 16:06 | |
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July wasn't exactly a banner month for crypto investors, but it turns out it was even worse for one of the world's largest bitcoin trading platforms: BitMEX. BitMEX Just Had Its Worst Month Ever by One Key Metric Data curated by TokenAnalyst reveals that BitMEX, a cryptocurrency exchange that offers up to 100x leverage, suffered […] The post BitMEXodus: Bitcoin Traders Abandon Exchange Amid CFTC Probe appeared first on CCN Markets
2019-8-5 01:00 | |
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On Friday, August 2, 2019, the U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that their first-ever Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) and Director of LabCFTC, Daniel Gorfine will be leaving his position to pursue his goals within the private sector.
2019-8-3 02:57 | |
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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has come out to deny claims that LedgerX has the approval to issue physically settled Bitcoin Futures.
2019-8-3 00:08 | |
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Coinspeaker Why Has LedgerX’ Physical Bitcoin Futures Platform Not Launched?LedgerX has not yet launched the first physically settled Bitcoin Futures trading platform after the 180-day probation period with CFTC stating that lack of a decision does not constitute an approval.
2019-8-2 13:54 | |
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The LedgerX announcement for launching Bitcoin futures was quickly torn down by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission.
2019-8-2 13:37 | |
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Coinspeaker CFTC Says LedgerX’ Physical Bitcoin Futures Platform is Not ApprovedJust recently, LedgerX came out saying that they have launched the first physically settled Bitcoin Futures trading platform.
2019-8-2 08:36 | |
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At first it looked like LedgerX had simply announced its bitcoin futures plan too early. Now the story has unraveled as the firm loses a press representative and its CEO threatens to sue the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
2019-8-2 00:16 | |
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LedgerX CEO, Paul Chou, is really mad and apparently his company is not offering physically-settled Bitcoin futures contracts yet… Failure to Launch On Thursday LedgerX CEO Paul Chou sent out a series of tweets explaining the current LedgerX controversy and his decision to sue the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for what he calls ‘anti-competitive behavior’.
2019-8-2 00:14 | |
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Bitcoin derivatives provider LedgerX was supposed to launch yesterday after securing a CFTC license last month. Now, LedgerX is suing the CFTC after the regulator said it did not have all the appropriate licenses, butchering the launch.
2019-8-2 21:48 | |
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After announcing yesterday that the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) had approved LedgerX's plan to offer clients physical bitcoin futures, the CFTC released a statement today claiming the firm's bitcoin futures contracts have not been approved.
2019-8-2 19:04 | |
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LedgerX, a US-regulated bitcoin development exchange made a premature announcement of launching the first physically-settled bitcoin futures contract in the country. However, according to a report, LedgerX has not yet received approval from the U.
2019-8-1 17:38 | |
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US-regulated bitcoin derivatives exchange and clearinghouse, LedgerX has officially launched its physically delivered bitcoin [BTC] options and custody ever since it got the Designated Contract Marketing License (DCM) from the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) reports The Block.
2019-7-31 20:07 | |
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In a bizarre move announced earlier in the week, an employee moved from the cryptocurrency field back to traditional finance as announced by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
2019-7-30 19:15 | |
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An otherwise active social media personality, BitMEX CEO and co-founder Arthur Hayes has gone silent on Twitter for more than two weeks. Is it due to the ongoing CFTC investigation? His disappearance coincides with a probe launched by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) against BitMEX.
2019-7-29 20:30 | |
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As previously reported by Ethereum World News, the massive and widespread news regarding the U. S. Commodities and Futures Trading Commission’s probe into popular cryptocurrency trading platform BitMEX sparked a massive outflow of funds from the.
2019-7-22 20:33 | |
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Юрисконсульты венчурной компании Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) уверены, что после переизбрания Дональда Трампа (Donald Trump) на пост президента США, в стране будут созданы более благоприятные условия для работы криптокомпаний.
Alexandra Damsker, author of "Understanding DeFi," argues that the shifting nature of tokens means that agencies like the SEC and CFTC are incapable of regulating crypto effectively.
Палата представителей Конгресса США одобрила законопроект о криптовалюте и структуре крипторынка, распределяющий полномочия по его регулированию между надзорными органами.
The U.S. House of Representatives is on the verge of a vote on Wednesday that is widely expected to approve comprehensive cryptocurrency legislation with bipartisan support – a major milestone for the industry – and several Democrats there are pushing their colleagues to vote yes.
Also: Trump faces likely conviction, per Polymarket punters; CFTC hearing to discuss political betting ban.
Власти Тайваня заявили, что по мере приближения президентских выборов, запланированных на 13 января 2024 года, все больше граждан страны вовлекаются в игру на тотализаторе, организованном DeFi-платформой Polymarket.
A senior U. S. regulator has suggested that the $4. 3 billion settlement with Binance last month could represent a peak in enforcement actions against cryptocurrency firms. The settlement, which was for breaching U.