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Opening Statement of Commissioner Dawn D. Stump Before the Market Risk Advisory Committee
… Agriculture Committee report accompanying the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act, the Committee made a keen … suggesting that the CFTC is promoting such things as bitcoin or carbon emission controls.  The public should … by the presence of risk — for example, some may utilize bitcoin futures to hedge inflationary risks, and others will …
Statement of Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson Regarding Proposed Consent Order against Empires Consulting Corp.
… Today, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) announced … funds to hold or trade digital asset commodities, including bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), and tether tokens (USDT). … Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson: Enforcement Action To Stop Bitcoin Fraud Targeting the Spanish-Speaking Community, May …
Written Testimony of Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo before the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies, Washington, D.C.
… opportunity to testify before you today on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) FY 2019 … materials to the public. The Primer on Virtual Currency, Bitcoin webpage, and podcasts are just a few of the … in retail banking, investment, and virtual currencies like bitcoin. LabCFTC is the focal point of the CFTC’s efforts to …
Statement of Chairman Rostin Behnam in Support of Bitnomial Clearinghouse LLC Application for Registration as a DCO
… potential conflicts of interest associated with having an Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) affiliate as a clearing … (Exchange), which currently consist of physically-delivered Bitcoin futures contracts and options on Bitcoin futures contracts. See Bitnomial application …
Testimony of Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo before the House Committee on Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
… a year since my confirmation as Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) last … working with partners to spread the word about the CFTC’s Bitcoin and virtual currency resources. OCEO is conducting … all of which are located on the Commission’s dedicated “Bitcoin” web page at https://www.cftc.gov/Bitcoin .   …
Statement of Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero: Arming Crypto Customers with Free Tools to Protect Themselves from Becoming a Victim
… company they work at, are registered with the CFTC/National Futures Association (NFA), Financial Industry Regulatory … defendant fraudulently solicited $2.27 million in customer Bitcoin that he promised to trade on a leveraged basis.  He … pool participant that one client invested $100,000 worth of Bitcoin and cashed out $2.7 million.  Instead, he lost …
Remarks for Commissioner Rostin Behnam at the BFI Summit “Fostering Open, Transparent, Competitive, and Financially Sound Markets”, United Nations Plaza, New York, NY
… on the frontlines of these developments at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).  Our independent Federal … regulators in 21st century digital markets. Regulation of Bitcoin Another example is regulation.  In 2018, two …   They have declared the 2017 heightened valuation of Bitcoin to be a bubble similar to the famous “Tulip Bubble” …
Statement of Commissioner Kristin Johnson Regarding the CFTC Charging Commodity Pool Operators and a Florida Company with Fraudulent Solicitation of $41.6 Million
… Today, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a civil enforcement … accounts using cryptocurrencies, including, among others, bitcoin, ether, and tether. Defendants misrepresented their … assistance provided to the CFTC by the SEC and the National Futures Association. … Statement of Commissioner Kristin …
Remarks of Daniel Gorfine, Director of LabCFTC at ISDA
… Officer and Director of LabCFTC at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).   My remarks presented … and risk transfer to fintech topics like DLT and bitcoin?   The answer is that our financial markets are … determined that certain virtual currencies, such as Bitcoin, met the definition of “commodity” under the …
Statement of Commissioner Caroline D. Pham Regarding Complaint Charging Swaps Manipulation and Fraud on a Decentralized Digital Asset Exchange
… Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Caroline D. … obtain over $110 million in digital assets (including bitcoin, ether, and Tether) from a purported decentralized … jurisdiction.  This complaint makes clear that ‘perpetual futures’ can constitute swaps.  A swap is a swap, even by …