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… others explain various developments in the evolution of bitcoin. Rather than repeat what you have already heard … about the tremendous growth and noteworthy interest in bitcoin, my remarks instead will focus on the regulation of … Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission), where I …
… defrauding customers with respect to purported trading of Bitcoin in violation of the anti-fraud provisions of the … that the CFTC regulates cash or “spot” transactions in Bitcoin or other digital assets. It does not. The CFTC … be very clear that the CFTC regulates derivatives ( e.g., futures contracts, options, swaps) associated with …
… Today, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) instituted a … Reichenthal and Levine engaged in a scheme to defraud bitcoin investors through off-exchange bitcoin transactions. Reichenthal, an attorney licensed in …
… and successfully convinced investors to send their bitcoin and other funds to Mosaic under the guise that Mosaic would enter into futures, swaps, and leveraged spot transactions in … N. Johnson: Increase Investor Protection by Stopping Bitcoin Investment Fund Fraud …
… Today, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) filed a … business under the name “Icomtech” that enabled a cash-for-Bitcoin and other digital assets trading platform. … otherwise—on behalf of their customers. They did not trade Bitcoin or any other coins or tokens—digital or traditional …
… Yesterday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed an injunctive action … investors to contribute over $12 million in cash and bitcoins to his funds with the promise of exceptional … CFTC Charging Ohio Resident with Operating a $12 million Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme …
… Today, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a civil enforcement … various websites, in addition to social media, to solicit bitcoin from members of the public for participation in … they misappropriated essentially all of the at least 29,421 bitcoin accepted from participants. The CFTC’s complaint …
… J. Christopher Giancarlo to the ABA Derivatives and Futures Section Conference, Naples, Florida January 19, 2018 … the waning months of 2017, virtual currencies, especially Bitcoin, took the world by storm. The Wall Street Journal estimates that Bitcoin’s value increased 1,375% in 2017. 1 Stories about …
… indeed, at least one author has done so with respect to Bitcoin, [2] for me, the fact that I cannot actually see … Crypto-Market Trajectory Towards the end of 2017, the first bitcoin futures contracts were self-certified for trading by CME and …
… honored to have served as a Commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over the last two and half years, … During my term, the agency has overseen the listing of Bitcoin futures contracts, the custody of digital assets within the …