CFTC News

A U.S. think tank working towards a digitized dollar has released a white paper detailing inaugural aims and use cases for a central bank digital currency.

Lykke’s new contest looks to give money to developers to pursue new tech proposals that promise to aid the economic recovery in the wake of COVID-19.

Top crypto industry and policy experts debated the privacy ramifications of state-issued virtual currencies during the first day of Consensus.

Former CFTC royalty and current leaders of a U.S.-based think tank to promote a digital dollar talk privacy in new AMA.

U.S. and Israel-based firms were charged for promoting fake investment schemes and defrauding customers of $15 million.

The Director of LabCFTC talks accomplishments, future plans, and COVID-19 response with Cointelegraph.

U.S. CFTC launches its first science contest to find new technological tools to find unregistered derivatives offerings from foreign entities, including Bitcoin futures.

A Florida resident has been charged by the CFTC for raising $1.6 million through a fraudulent cryptocurrency and forex trading scam.

The CFTC has pushed for a default ruling after failing to locate the alleged director of a $147 million crypto Ponzi scheme.

Cointelegraph talks U.S. CBDC with the founders of the Digital Dollar Project, former CFTC Chair Giancarlo and LabCFTC leader Gorfine.

A board of 22 finance and fintech experts joins former CFTC leaders and Accenture to steer the future of the Digital Dollar Project.

The CFTC has released new guidelines of physical delivery of digital assets as it relates to trading.

The U.S. CFTC joins the list of global authorities warning the public against crypto scammers trying to capitalize on the widespread coronavirus fears.

“The fact that an OECD country is recognizing BTC as a ‘fungible’ asset is progress — a wake-up call to banks, institutional investors, regulators that Bitcoin is here to stay.” — Dan Schatt.

U.S. Congressman introduces Crypto-Currency Act of 2020, hoping to finally lay down the law as to which regulators handle which digital assets.