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Concurring Statement of Commissioner Dawn D. Stump Regarding Enforcement Action Against Coinbase, Inc.
… an exchange for cash transactions in digital assets ( e.g., Bitcoin, Litecoin), given that—   Coinbase has not offered any futures contract, option, or swap (collectively, derivatives … were no futures contracts, option contracts, or swaps on Bitcoin or other digital assets traded on a DCM or SEF …
Federal Court Orders BitMEX’s Three Co-Founders to Pay a Total of $30 Million for Illegally Operating a Cryptocurrency Derivatives Trading Platform and Anti-Money Laundering Violations
… Washington, D.C. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the U.S. District … to trade cryptocurrencies, including derivatives on bitcoin, ether, and litecoin. The CFTC resolved the action … Facility (SEF).  In addition, BitMEX operated as a futures commission merchant (FCM) without CFTC registration, …
CFTC Charges Two Individuals with Multi-Million Dollar Digital Asset Pump-and-Dump Scheme
… Washington, D.C. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today filed a complaint in the … secretly accumulated a position in a digital asset through bitcoin trading in anticipation of price spikes following …
Remarks of Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo before the Market Risk Advisory Committee Meeting
… the annual conference of the ABA Section on Derivatives and Futures Law. I discussed derivatives on virtual currencies … deploys to ensure: that self-certified virtual currency futures products and their cash-settlement processes are not … did not hold public hearings prior to self-certification of Bitcoin futures.    I pointed out that, unlike provisions in …
Opening Statement of Chairman Rostin Behnam for the December 13th Commission Open Meeting
… presentations. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Require Futures Commission Merchants, Swap Dealers, and Major Swap … which currently consist of physically-delivered Bitcoin futures contracts and options on Bitcoin futures contracts.  Bitnomial will use a traditional …
Statement of Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson: The Continuing Surge of Forex Investment Fraud
… Today the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the filing of a … in leveraged, margined, or financed forex pairs and forex futures contracts.  Rather than invest the money in forex as … N. Johnson: Increase Investor Protection by Stopping Bitcoin Investment Fund Fraud (Sept. 27, 2023), …
CFTC Charges Nevada Company and its Owner in $11 Million Cryptocurrency Fraud and Misappropriation Scheme
… Against Defendants Washington, DC – The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the filing of a … solicited and accepted at least $11 million worth of bitcoin and U.S. dollars from individuals in the United …
CFTC Commissioner Johnson Announces Initial Staff Appointments
… and physical products and functionalities including bitcoin and ether derivatives, regulated cryptocurrency reference rates, LNG futures, and next generation HVaR-based margining … served as an FX/Commodity Specialist at Bloomberg, LP and a futures margin analyst at a major investment bank. Lillian …
CFTC Charges New York Man with Misappropriating Over $21 Million in Commodity Pool Scheme
… Washington, D.C. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today filed a civil enforcement … individuals to trade digital asset commodities, including bitcoin and ether, and to enter into forex through a …
Matthew Kulkin, DSIO Director, to Leave the CFTC
… to Leave the CFTC   Washington, DC — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that … derivatives market intermediaries, including swap dealers, futures commission merchants, commodity pool operators, … and distributed ledger technology, including bitcoin futures contracts; and Measures taken through the …