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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 …
… mania. They have declared the 2017 heightened valuation of Bitcoin to be a bubble similar to the famous “Tulip Bubble” … no shortage of opinions on virtual currencies such as Bitcoin. In fact, virtual currencies may be all things to … by the CEA with regulatory authority over the commodity futures markets. These markets have existed since the 1860s, …
… let’s take a step back and talk about how we, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) – the traditional … paper on cryptography and a cryptocurrency called bitcoin almost decade ago, 1 we have witnessed exponential growth in the technology underlying bitcoin – distributed ledger technology (DLT) – and its …
… for this opportunity to discuss the work of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). When I appeared before … mania. They have declared the 2017 heightened valuation of Bitcoin to be a bubble similar to the famous “Tulip Bubble” … no shortage of opinions on virtual currencies such as Bitcoin. In fact, virtual currencies may be all things to …
… June 2, 2016 CFTC Orders Bitcoin Exchange Bitfinex to Pay $75,000 for Offering … Retail Commodity Transactions and Failing to Register as a Futures Commission Merchant Washington, D.C. — The Commodity … and simultaneously settling charges against Hong Kong-based bitcoin exchange, BFXNA Inc . d/b/a Bitfinex (Bitfinex), for …
… Washington, D.C. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today filed charges against 14 … like foreign currencies and cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, and encourage customers to transfer money or assets … like foreign currencies and cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin. It claims to be one of the leading platforms in the …
… for the MRAC all at once. However, the introduction of two Bitcoin futures contracts caused many to inquire about—perhaps for … for releasing backgrounders on self-certification of bitcoin products and on the oversight of and approach to …