Category: CFTC

CFTC Chairman On Crypto Regulation: ‘I Don’t See It Being Resolved Anytime Soon’

CFTC chairman claims that implementation of comprehensive legislation toward Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies at a federal level will take time #NEWS

June 17, 2018
CFTC Chairman J. Christopher ‘Cryptodad’ Giancarlo to Retire After Term Ends in 2019

The top markets regulator in the United States has confirmed that he will retire following the expiration of his term in 2019, depriving the cryptocurrency industry of one of the Washington establishment’s friendliest voices. Speaking with financial publication IFLR at last week’s International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) annual general meeting, Commodity Futures Trading Commission…

June 15, 2018
US: ICO Market Is Example Of Unregulated Securities Market, Says SEC Commissioner

SEC Commissioner says that “down the road” the organization could consider working with ICOs to make them “consistent” with existing securities laws #NEWS

June 14, 2018
Cryptocurrency Market Manipulation Is Rife – But Does Anyone Care?

From pump and dump groups to insiders trading on esoteric knowledge, market manipulation is rampant within the cryptocurrency space. While some of it is illegal, most of the activity is either legal or quasi-legal, falling into the sea of grey that separates lawful land from unlawful territory. Everyone knows that market manipulation is endemic. The…

June 7, 2018
Nasdaq CEO Says Company ‘Open’ To Becoming Crypto Trading Platform When Market Matures

Nasdaq CEO says that “certainly” the stock exchange could become a crypto exchange in the future. #NEWS

May 6, 2018
Everything Ex-CFTC Chair Gary Gensler Said About Cryptos Being Securities

Here are former CFTC chairman Gary Gensler’s full remarks from Monday at the Business of Blockchain event.

April 24, 2018
Ether & Ripple Doomed As Securities According to Regulation Expert

Former Obama administration financial regulator Gary Gensler believes cryptocurrencies such as ether and ripple appear as unregistered securities, and in current violation of the law. His comments carry considerable weight in the broader financial community. They also come after venture capitalists and lawyers invested in ether projects met secretly with the US Securities and Exchange…

April 23, 2018