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… and in the future. Since becoming Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission or CFTC, I have been very focused … innovation that has been in the news of late: and that is Bitcoin. We have actually taken a number of steps regarding Bitcoin, and I believe what we have done is consistent with …
… 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 …
… Virtual Currency Products Washington, DC — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market … Markets In 2015, the CFTC found virtual currencies such as Bitcoin to be commodities subject to oversight under its … Since then, the CFTC has taken action against unregistered Bitcoin futures exchanges; enforced the laws prohibiting …
… Washington, D.C. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it has filed  a … fraudulently solicited over $12 million and at least 10 bitcoins from more than 150 customers and that Giri and his … solicited and accepted over $12 million and more than 10 bitcoins from at least 150 customers to invest in various …
… there are a number of merchant businesses who now accept Bitcoin as payment for goods they sell. For many merchants, fluctuations in the value of Bitcoin have created a demand for a derivatives market that … already has been presented with one swap contract on Bitcoin by a registered SEF that has been listed for …
… Washington, D.C. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight … related to the development of a physically-deliverable Bitcoin swap contract, which Tassat intends to list. Since … internal and external delays impacting the listing of its Bitcoin swap contract. Among other things, Tassat notes …
… Virtual Currency Scheme Washington, DC  – The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on January 18, 2018, filed … in connection with purchases and trading of Bitcoin and Litecoin. CFTC’s Director of Enforcement … the Defendants here preyed on customers interested in Bitcoin and Litecoin, promising them the opportunity to get …
… Register with the CFTC Washington, DC – The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued an order filing and … orders for futures from U.S. customers and by accepting bitcoin to margin their trades without being registered with … customers by instructing them how to “Trade Futures Using bitcoin as collateral margin.” FGC’s website further stated, …
… months, which included the historic listing of the first bitcoin futures contracts, the price of bitcoin skyrocketing to over $19,000, the filing of multiple …
… Officer and Director of LabCFTC at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).   The testimony presented … and risk transfer to fintech topics like DLT and bitcoin? The answer is that our financial markets are … operations. After the self-certification and launch of bitcoin futures in December 2017, LabCFTC was then able to …