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LedgerX Receives CFTC Mandate as Bitcoin Derivatives Clearing Organization

July 24, 2017

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has granted blockchain startup LedgerX its official registration as a derivatives clearing organization (DCO), helping solidify LedgerX’s centralized clearin...

Bitcoin Swap Exchange LedgerX Granted CFTC SEF Registration

July 7, 2017

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an Order of Registration to LedgerX, the New York-based bitcoin swap exchange, granting it registration status as a Swap Execution Facility (SEF...

SEC Impersonators Sift For Fees in Banc De Binary Settlement

March 9, 2016

Binary options provider Banc De Binary been the subject of predatory opportunism, after scammers pretending to be associated with the SEC have tried to squeeze funds out of Banc De Binary clients, on the heel...

Banc De Binary to Pay $11m Settlement to US Regulators

February 25, 2016

The online brokerage and Liverpool Football Club sponsor Banc De Binary has reached an $11 million settlement with US authorities after several years of investigations over it illegally providing binary optio...

DTCC Lands Former CFTC Commissioner Mark Wetjen, Expands London Operations

September 23, 2015

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp (DTCC), a post-trade financial services group, has appointed Mark Wetjen as its newest Managing Director, where he will help lead global policy moving forward, accor...