Category: CFTC
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World’s Largest Asset Manager Blackrock to Invest in Bitcoin Futures
Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager with $7.81 trillion under management, is getting into bitcoin. The firm has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for two of its funds to invest in bitcoin futures. Blackrock Gets Into Bitcoin Blackrock filed two “statements of additional information” with the SEC on Wednesday. One was…
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BitMEX operator joins digital finance standards and advocacy organization
BitMEX’s parent company has joined Global Digital Finance, or GDF, a major industry association advocating for the adoption of digital assets.
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BitMEX turns to Chainalysis to solve legal woes, or at least soften the CFTC’s blow
If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em? BitMex onboards more aggressive Chainalysis measures in advance of a response to the CFTC.
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Relax, Tether won’t be targeted by SEC, says Bitfinex CTO
Paolo Ardoino says Tether hasn’t done anything to warrant any additional investigations from the SEC.
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US federal regulators set new expectations for stablecoin issuers
The President’s Working Group has not said anything revolutionary, but does establish some new clarity.
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Crypto lobby considers ideal Biden picks for SEC, CFTC, OCC
With Janet Yellen the presumptive Treasury Secretary, Biden’s potential nominations to the U.S. regulatory apparatus will be critical.
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The CFTC’s tech team is trying to figure out what to do about DeFi
The Technology Advisory Committee heard a briefing on DeFi’s functionality, as well as the pros and cons of holding programmers legally liable for bad usage.