New Multibank-Backed Venture to Leverage Blockchain for Commodity Trading

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ING, Shell, ABN AMRO, Citi, BNP Paribas, and 10 Others Form New Blockchain Venture

15 of the world’s largest banks and commodity trading companies launched a new venture to leverage blockchain for the trade commodities finance market.

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An Alluring New Asset Class For Bitcoin

Bitcoin means an ambitious categorisation effort by regular financial companies resulting in some viewing this alluring new asset class as much as a hybrid of a currency as it is an investment. Bitcoin has been declared as a commodity by the Commodities Future Trading Commission (CFTC).

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CFTC Chairman Urges ‘Do No Harm’ Approach To Cryptocurrency Regulation

Comparing the development of cryptocurrencies to that of the Internet, the Chairman of the U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) J. Christopher Giancarlo holds that regulators need to avoid inhibiting the innovation technology brings.

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Crypto Regulations Need a ‘Do No Harm’ Approach: CFTC Chairman

Speaking at the Singapore Summit with CNBC, the chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), J. Christopher Giancarlo, noted that the Internet flourished because the government didn’t interfere with its development strongly and adopted a “do no harm” policy.

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Crypto-Friendly CFTC Chariman: Regulators Should Take A “Do No Harm” Approach

“Do No Harm” Christopher Giancarlo, the chairman of the U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), recently spoke with CNBC regarding his stance on crypto assets and how regulators, like himself, should address this nascent industry.

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US Regulatory Authority and Singapore to Collaborate on FinTech Innovation Initiative

Making its way into the mainstream, blockchain continues to garner attention from governments around the world. On Sept. 13, the U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) partnered with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in an effort to promote fintech innovation.

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Federal Judge Applies Long-Established Securities Law to ICOs

Does a decades-old securities law apply to an initial coin offering (ICO)? In a case that represents the first time securities laws have been applied to cryptocurrencies, a district judge says it may.

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[promoted] Hashtoro Propels Cryptocurrency Cloud Mining

As an emerging cog in the global digital economy, cloud mining offers a tool for enthusiasts to mine cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin without having to acquire hardware or other oft-required elements.

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CFTC Opens Registration for First Fintech Conference

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.

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CFTC Shares Inaugural FinTech Forward Conference for Cryptoassets, Blockchain, and More

CFTC Announces Inaugural FinTech Forward Conference for Cryptoassets, Blockchain, and More The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) just announced their inaugural FinTech Forward 2018 conference on Twitter earlier today.

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U.S. SEC Suspends Trading for Two Swedish-Based Crypto ETNs

Two securities, one that tracks bitcoin and another that tracks the cryptocurrency ether, have been temporarily halted by a U. S. regulatory watchdog due to investor confusion.

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CBOE May Launch Ether Futures by the End of 2018

According to Business insider’s article released on August 31, 22018,CBOE is currently waiting for further information from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The launch of Ether futures would be a remarkable step forward for the cryptocurrency community as it could lead to wider trading in the cryptocurrency ecosystem and potentially lead to an exchange-traded fund.

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Ethereum Price and Usage Disappoint Despite ETH Futures Rumors

CBOE could launch Ethereum (ETH) futures by the end of 2018 if US regulators approve its product, anonymous sources told Business Insider August 30. ‘Getting Comfortable’ CBOE, which launched pioneering Bitcoin futures in December last year, is currently waiting while the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to “get comfortable with the product before its official launch,” the publication reported citing “people familiar with the matter.

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New York Crypto Firm CabbageTech Found Guilty of Fraud, Faces Lifetime Ban

The Commodity and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has had the last laugh in its case against New York-based crypto firm, CabbageTech Corp. The judge hearing the case in the New York Eastern District Court ruled, on Aug 24, that there is credible evidence in favor of CFTC’s allegations that the company was defrauding its clients.

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Spectre.ai Announces Details of their Revolutionary Platform to Eliminate Fraud, by Combining Commodity, Equity, Bond and Forex Trading

Bitcoin Press Release: Blockchain based trading platform Spectre redefines the asset trading industry, removing brokers, offering a transparent and trading platform built on Ethereum, free from fraud.

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New CFTC Bitcoin Futures Report Shows Steady Drop During Crypto Bear Market

A recently released report by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) shows that bearish positions for non-commercial contracts of Bitcoin (BTC) futures are on the decline. Bitcoin’s movement has diminished to a near crawl in the last two weeks.

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Crypto Exchanges Create Working Body to Bolster Bitcoin Trading Market and Increase Credibility

Cryptocurrency exchanges are taking a page from successful stock markets, forming a working group to oversee the unregulated digital asset exchange space, according to Business Insider. Create the New Financial Market While it isn’t confirmed, the logical sequel to such a working group is the formation of a self-regulatory body or a “virtual commodity marketplace.

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Top Crypto Exchanges Join Winklevosses’ Self-Regulatory Organization

Some of the crypto industry’s biggest exchanges are joining with the Winklevosses in an effort to bring self-regulation to a market that many perceive to be fly-by-night and unstructured.

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CFTC Chairman Thinks More Bitcoin Surveillance and Crypto Enforcement is Necessary

In order to have a better enforcement and surveillance of cryptocurrency products, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission will have to spend more on technology, says CFTC Chairman Chris Giancarlo. According to the CFTC’s interpretation, the term “virtual currency” incorporates any digital representation of value that functions as a medium of exchange, as well as any […]

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CFTC And Its Jurisdiction Over Cryptocurrencies

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.

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Blockchain’s Potential in Commodity Trading Overhyped, BCG Concludes

Boston Consulting Group has analyzed trends in blockchain adoption in commodity trading and has concluded that the technology’s potential is exaggerated.

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Blockchain can’t fix everything, consulting giant BCG reports

The gloss is starting to wear off blockchain technology. Blockchain tech and distributed ledgers are rapidly being adopted by stock exchanges, banks, and the commodities industry, but one group of experts has warned there are significant drawbacks in doing so.

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Kratos ICO (TOS Token): Blockchain Physical Commodities Trading?

What Is Kratos? KRATOS is a distributed commodities trading platform whose objective is to transmute and improve global tangible commodity trading all over its product life cycle. There are challenges one has to face during commodities trading, including manual certification, inadequate belief, and needless third parties.

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Intercontinental Exchange to Introduce Bakkt, a Crypto Payment System for Retailers

This November, cryptocurrency users will be introduced to Bakkt, a new company designed to give millions of retail merchants the chance to buy, sell and trade digital currencies — and even buy a cup of coffee.

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CFTC Is Four Years Behind on Crypto Regulation, Chairman Admits

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is at least four years behind its peers on crypto regulation, its chairman admitted on July 25. Speaking to the House Committee on Agriculture, Christopher Giancarlo stated that the current regulatory framework restricts it from taking a proactive role in the crypto industry and instead relegates it to dealing […]

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Winklevoss Bitcoin ETF Proposal Denied by U.S. SEC

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has rejected the Winklevosses’ latest attempt to list a bitcoin ETF. After having a proposal rejected last year, the Gemini exchange founders had hoped to secure their Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust on BATS Global Market’s BZX stock exchange with this latest attempt.

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We are Behind the Curve When it Comes to Blockchain Technology, Says CFTC Chairman

Chairman of the United States Commodity Futures and Trading Commission (CFTC), J. Christopher Giancarlo, has said that his agency is behind the curve of matters concerning blockchain technology.

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KRATOS ICO

KRATOS is a decentralized physical commodities trading platform. Built on blockchain technology and smart contract, KRATOS addresses the challenges relating to insufficient trust, documentation and quality assurance.

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Testing blockchain is needed because we are behind

Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Christopher Giancarlo outlined his agency’s interest in blockchain technology during a Congressional hearing Wednesday, July 25. The chairman emphasized the need for the appropriate procedures that would enable the CFTC to examine innovative blockchain tech for potential future use cases. The hearing, titled “Examining the Upcoming

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SEC Puts Off Decision on 5 Bitcoin ETFs Till September 2018

The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed the review of Bitcoin ETFs proposed by investment firm Direxion Asset Management, as it needs more time to study the proposal before reaching a final decision.

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CFTC Chair Says Regulator Is 'Behind' on Blockchain

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is "falling behind" in understanding blockchain technology, chairman Christopher Giancarlo said.

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Illegal Bitcoin Pool Operator Ordered to Pay Almost $2 Million in a Case Filed by CFTC

In a press release, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that it has successfully prosecuted another fraudulent cryptocurrency case against Dillon Michael Dean and his UK-registered company, The Entrepreneurs Headquarters Limited (TEH), for operating an illegal Bitcoin investment pool.

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U.S Court Orders Founder of Bitcoin Investment Scheme to Pay over $1.9 Million

A Colorado resident Dillon Michael Dean used his UK registered firm, The Entrepreneurs Headquarters Limited (TEH) in April 2018 to orchestrate a fraudulent bitcoin investment scheme that succeeded in generating a whopping $499,264.

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In today’s edition of Bitcoin in Brief we cover a number of stories related to crime from around the cryptosphere: an exchange operator pleads guilty to securities fraud, a scammer is fined over $1.9 million for bitcoin and binary options fraud,

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said: “Montroll deceived his investors and then attempted to deceive the SEC. He also failed to register with the CFTC as a Commodity Pool Operator. He promised to convert this into fiat and invest it on customers’ behalf in a pooled investment, including trading binary options on an online

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Bitcoin – CFTC’s former Chairman’s growing interest in BTC and blockchain

In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, the former Chairman of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission [CFTC], Gary Gensler acknowledged his studies and growing interest in Bitcoin [BTC] currency and blockchain technology.

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CFTC Prosecutes Bitcoin Investment Fraud Schemer, Has To Pay $1.9 Million+ In Penalties

The U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has taken another step in its actions against Dillon Michael Dean and his U. K. -registered company The Entrepreneurs Headquarters Limited (TEH).

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CFTC Demands Almost $2 Million from Illegal Bitcoin Pool Operator

In a case that has been developing over the past few months, the U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has taken another step in its actions against Dillon Michael Dean and his U. K. -registered company The Entrepreneurs Headquarters Limited (TEH).

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Gary Gensler: From CFTC Chair to Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Educator

Gary Gensler was chairman of the U. S Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) between 2009 and 2014, right after the global financial crisis. Today, Gensler is part of MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative, lecturing students on blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies.

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What went on at Us congress and crypto hearings: positive regulation to ponzi comparisons!

Law and technology scholar specializing in digital property, electronic contract, big data privacy, and virtual communities. Co-Founder and CEO of Clovyr startup, which essentially functions as a decentralized app store.

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Pitcin is in the Walt Street Journal on the former CFTC leader

By Gabriel T. Rubin Gabriel T. Rubin The Wall Street Journal Biography @Rubinations July 21, 2018 9:00 a. m. ET 0 COMMENTS Gary Gensler headed the Commodity Futures Trading Commission from 2009 to 2014.

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The CFTC warns Congress of the Gest Crypto Rules in the Congress’s tone

The latest Congressional Hearing had academic, engineering and entrepreneurial experts discussing how digital currencies should be dealt amid the existing need of innovation and education in this space.

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CFTC Issues New ICO Advisory Warning For Crypto Investors & Buyers

New CFTC ICO advisory carries an important warning for buyers A new advisory on crypto assets and ICOs issued recently by the CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) carries an important warning for buyers.

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US CFTC Warns Investors about ICO, Utility Token Risks

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission called on citizens to carry out detailed research before purchasing digital coins through ICOs.

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Do Your Own Research, Advises CFTC In Cryptocurrency Warning

On Monday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a customer advisory about digital tokens, commonly referred to as cryptocurrencies or crypto-assets.

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CFTC Says Buyer Beware in New ICO Advisory

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a warning on initial coin offerings (ICOs) and crypto-assets.

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Blockchain Group to Enhance Minerals Industry

A Switzerland-based trading platform for metal concentrates is forming a blockchain consortium aimed to streamline supply chains in the minerals industry. To that end, Open Mineral – a startup established by a group of former employees from commodity trading and mining giant Glencore – said it has already started working with the ethereum startup ConsenSys to

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Octagon Strategy is a privately-owned commodity and digital asset trading firm. Speaking to CNBC July 1, Ryan Rabaglia, the head trader, dismissed the current downward price pressure on Bitcoin markets, which last week took prices below $6000

The head trader of Octagon Strategy has told CNBC the company “remains bullish” on Bitcoin despite price decreases and “obstacles” it may face in the future. Octagon Strategy is a privately-owned commodity and digital asset trading firm.

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Unofficial Report Confirms Tether’s Tokens Are Fully Backed by US Dollars

Tether Ltd. , which issues a stable coin allegedly tied to U. S. dollar reserves, claims it has hired Freeh Sporkin & Sullivan LLP — a law firm co-founded by FBI Director Louis Freeh — to confirm its bank deposits and assure investors that its cryptocurrency is backed by USD.

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