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… on Oversight of and Approach to Virtual Currency Futures Markets This backgrounder brings clarity to federal … CFTC Backgrounder on Self-Certified Contracts for Bitcoin Products The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) … Futures Exchange (CFE) self-certified new contracts for bitcoin futures products and the Cantor Exchange …
… the Risks of Virtual Currency Trading The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is issuing this customer … or speculating in virtual currencies or recently launched Bitcoin futures and options. Virtual currency is a digital … volatility are amplified in margined futures contracts. Bitcoin is a Commodity Bitcoin and other virtual currencies …
… of Investor Education and Advocacy (OIEA) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Office of Customer Education … make an investment, typically using a digital asset such as Bitcoin, the fraudsters in some cases stop communicating … a scheme to defraud whereby they solicited investments of bitcoin through certain websites that promised investors a …
… no-action letters providing temporary, targeted relief to futures commission merchants, introducing brokers, swap … to trade cryptocurrencies, including derivatives on bitcoin, ether, and litecoin. The order stems from a CFTC … retail commodity transactions in digital assets, including bitcoin and failing to register as required. ( CFTC Press …
… Republic of South Africa, stole more than $1.7 billion in bitcoin from at least 23,000 people using a few websites, as … Instagram, and YouTube. For as little as $100 in bitcoin, and with “no trading experience required,” … tens of millions of dollars and, in one case, nearly 30,000 bitcoins—worth about $1.7 billion at the time. [1] Before …
… the Federal Register a proposal to set position limits for futures and option contracts in the major energy markets. ( … , August 18, 2015) . September 17, 2015 —The CFTC orders bitcoin options trading platform operator Coinflip, Inc. and its CEO to cease illegally offering bitcoin options and to cease operating a facility for …
… of OCR Final Rule On November 18, 2013, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“Commission”) published new … data as may be requested by Commission staff. Reporting Bitcoin (or Other Virtual Currency) Trading in Response to … Form 40 A reporting trader who trades or expects to trade Bitcoin and/or one or more other virtual currencies should …
… Caution When Buying Digital Coins or Tokens The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is alerting customers to … podcasts, primers, advisories and more, visit CFTC.gov/Bitcoin . 1 See generally Buyer Beware: Hundreds of Bitcoin Wannabes Show Hallmarks of Fraud , Wall Street …
… such as Tether (USDT) on the Tron blockchain, or bitcoin. Meanwhile, law enforcement is getting better at … cash, using it to buy crypto-assets—sometimes at a bitcoin kiosk—and forward the crypto to another wallet. … consequences. This article was prepared by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Office of Customer Education …
… pairs or 5 percent for other pairs). Accepting only bitcoin, ethereum, or other digital assets as payment. … to their disciplinary profiles maintained by the National Futures Association: Charles Schwab Futures and Forex LLC … trade with dealers that only accept crypto assets such as bitcoin, ethereum, or some stable coins. This is another …