2025-8-10 08:00 |
XRP is now classified as a commodity in new CFTC Event Contracts, aligning with Bitcoin and Ethereum while adding clarity to its U.S. regulatory standing. origin »
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The CFTC is questioning whether Crypto. com and Kalshi meet derivatives regulations In December, Crypto. com’s CEO said its derivatives trading platform was the “first regulated platform in the US” Robinhood launched its Super Bowl event contracts on Monday Crypto.
2025-2-6 15:57 | |
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Prediction markets are booming, but the CFTC is paying attention. With Crypto. com and Kalshi under review, could stricter oversight be coming for event-based trading? The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is closely scrutinizing Crypto.
2025-2-4 06:32 | |
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Following court battles with the CFTC, Kalshi has won approval to list prediction contracts on which political party will dominate Congress. Kalshi, the sole U.S.-regulated prediction market, can resume listing its Congressional event contracts in America, a United States Court…
2024-10-3 18:57 | |
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If it turns out that the judge's ruling preempts the CFTC’s proposed rulemaking, election event contracts may now be completely legal.
2024-9-14 16:59 | |
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The U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed a formal rejection of event contracts that bet on the outcome of political activity in a vote on Friday, beginning an effort to wall off U.
2024-5-12 19:11 | |
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The head of the CFTC, Rostin Behnam, recently spoke out against Binance and its leadership at a public-facing event held at Princeton University.
2023-4-15 21:30 | |
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CFTC Chairman Rostin Benham has accused Binance of purposefully breaking regulatory rules, Bloomberg reported. During a Princeton University event, Benham described Binance’s leadership by stating: “These are not unsophisticated individuals…They are starting large companies and offering futures contracts and derivatives to US customers.
2023-4-14 23:57 | |
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Coinspeaker Ethereum Is Commodity, Says CFTC Chair Behnam made this remark while speaking at the Regulating Financial Innovation event on October 24, where he added that he thinks Gary Gensler, chair of the SEC, thinks otherwise or at least hasn’t certainly declared one or the other. Ethereum Is Commodity, Says CFTC Chair
2022-10-25 13:39 | |
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The virtual event, which runs Oct. 19-22, brings together marquee names from Switzerland’s FINMA, Sweden’s Riksbank, Bank for International Settlements, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the International Monetary Fund to discuss stablecoin regulation, central bank digital currencies, the future of money and more.
2020-10-15 20:13 | |
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There are enough narratives of DeFi’s bullishness in response to every new development in the crypto space. Starting from the KuCoin hack to the recent CFTC charges on BitMEX, every event is known tThe post All that is NOT bullish for DeFi appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-10-6 22:30 | |
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The taxation of crypto assets may well be hindering their adoption in the United States. Deemed a commodity by the CFTC and property by the IRS, each time an individual makes a purchase with a digital currency, they are almost certainly creating a taxable event.
2020-1-17 01:00 | |
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Brad Garlinghouse to speak at the approaching fintech event along with Joshua Klayton, Joseph Lubin, CFTC chairman, and others
2019-9-9 11:28 | |
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Andreessen Horowitz, a venture capital company focused on crypto innovation, brought several Washington regulators together to promote crypto adoption and discuss regulation. The May event includes representatives from the U.
2019-9-4 03:54 | |
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One of the biggest reasons for the rejection of Bitcoin ETFs given by the US Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) is that Bitcoin ETFs are subjected to price manipulation. However, Brian Quintenz, the Commissioner at the Commodities and Futures Exchanges Commission (CFTC) begs to differ.
2019-2-14 17:01 | |
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Smart contract coders could be held liable for providing predictive "event contracts" on a blockchain, a CFTC commissioner has said.
2018-10-17 12:00 | |
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The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has obtained an emergency court order issuing the stoppage of a recently planned initial coin offering (ICO) by Blockvest LLC and its founder Reginald Buddy Ringgold III, who falsely advertised that the token sale was approved by the SEC.
2018-10-12 01:12 | |
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Although members of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC’) have recently stated that it would be in America’s best interest to give the crypto industry much-needed leeway, the two regulatory bodies have just cracked down on one of crypto’s very own.
2018-9-28 10:00 | |
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will host its first-ever fintech conference, Oct. 3-4, at its headquarters in Washington D.C. Registration for the event is now open. FinTech Forward 2018 The CFTC’s LabCFTC and the Office of Customer Education and Outreach (OCEO) have teamed up to welcome innovators, regulators, market participants, thought-leaders and the […] The post CFTC Opens Registration for First Fintech Conference appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2018-9-11 16:00 | |
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It was in 2015 that the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) first put its foot down on the unregistered bitcoin options trading platform Coinflip Inc. This event stirred up many debates in the crypto community about the legal nature of bitcoin and other virtual currencies, as well as CFTCs jurisdictional scope in the crypto […] The post CFTC And Its Jurisdiction Over Cryptocurrencies appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2018-8-19 22:52 | |
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The SEC’s proclamation that ether (ETH) is not a security has sparked some celebration amongst the cryptocurrency community. Regulatory clarity is always a good thing, but ICO operators shouldn’t see this as a reason to put the champagne on ice.
2018-6-26 19:36 | |
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Recent remarks from CFTC Commissioner, Rostin Behnam, reveal that US regulators are realizing that Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are here to stay because they’ll “become a part of the economic practices of any country, anywhere.
2018-6-11 06:00 | |
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Crypto markets staged a major turnaround on Tuesday as traders reacted to rising expectations of US interest-rate cuts and a surge in spot Bitcoin ETF activity following Vanguard’s decision to end its ban on Bitcoin ETF purchases.
The cryptocurrency market kicked off December with a downbeat mood as negative sentiments prevailed. At the same time, yesterday’s inflows data confirmed a divided landscape among leading spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which have become the primary indicator of institutional appetite in digital currencies.
The cryptocurrency market experienced a dip on Monday but instantly bounced back. Bitcoin briefly dropped to the $84k level but is now trading above $86k per coin. XRP, Ripple’s native coin, also dipped on Monday, but the $1.
Coinbase stock (NASDAQ: COIN) plummeted 5% in pre-market trading on Monday, as the crypto sector entered December under assault. Bitcoin shed more than 5% to trade below $86,600, while Ethereum collapsed 5.
Cryptocurrency investment products staged a sharp reversal last week, breaking a month-long outflow trend with approximately $1 billion in new capital. The shift follows four consecutive weeks of withdrawals totaling $5.
Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and XRP all tumbled in the past 24 hours as crypto liquidations reached $636 million even amid growing optimism around a [...]
Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Ripple (XRP) have begun the new month bearish, with over 5% losses recorded over the past few hours. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple face renewed selling, with support levels around $80k for BTC, $2,100 for ETH, and $1.