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CFTC Files Lawsuit Against Control-Finance for $147 Million Fraud

June 19, 2019

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Tuesday announced that it has filed a civil enforcement action against Control-Finance Limited, a purported Bitcoin trading and investment company, and its fou...

Bakkt Eyes NY BitLicense as Federal Licence Hits CFTC Snag

April 18, 2019

Bakkt, which aims to create the first federally regulated cryptocurrency marketplace, is reportedly eyeing the BitLicense from the New York state regulator as CFTC concerns over its physical Bitcoin custody ser...

The CFTC Granted $45 Million in Whistleblower Rewards Last Month

August 3, 2018

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced a new series of whistleblower awards totalling over $45 million on Thursday, August 2. “The awards demonstrate the growing success of the CFTC’s Whist...

US CFTC Suspects Bitcoin Futures Price Manipulation, Subpoenas Exchanges

June 10, 2018

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has sent subpoenas to four cryptocurrency exchanges asking for trading data, according to the Wall Street Journal which cited people familiar with the matter...

CFTC Warns Investors Against “IRA Approved” Funds

February 6, 2018

Amid the cryptocurrency market risks and fraudulent activities, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a warning notice to investors asking them to be cautious of any cryptocurrency-bas...

Live Updates: US Senate Discusses Cryptocurrency Regulation

February 6, 2018

The US Senate is today holding a discussion entitled “Virtual Currencies: The Oversight Role of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission”. As the name imp...

New Rules? CFTC Chairman Open to Federal Regulation of Cryptos

February 5, 2018

To date, the United States has lacked a uniform regulatory framework regarding cryptocurrency, marking the country as different from other states which usually take a nationally consistent stance towards thes...

CFTC Proposes Clarification on Crypto Regulation, Launches Bitcoin Web Resource

December 15, 2017

In response to a perceived gap in regulating the cryptocurrencies, particularly after the CBOE began offering futures contracts earlier this week, the CFTC issued a proposed interpretation concerning its auth...

CFTC Urges Bitcoin Exchanges Surveillance to Prevent Futures Manipulation

December 1, 2017

The US CFTC has just stated its worries related to the launch of Bitcoin futures contracts and regulated binary options. As the CME, the CBOE and Cantor Exchange are each preparing to launch their own derivat...

US Regulators Investigate Coinbase Over Ethereum Flash Crash

October 3, 2017

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is reportedly investigating the June 21st Ethereum Flash Crash. According to Bloomberg, the regulator has sent a request for information to Coinbase about th...