CFTC News

J. Christopher Giancarlo, ex-CFTC chairman aka “Crypto Dad” has started a think tank to promote the blockchain-based U.S. dollar.

Bitcoin and Ether are commodities, while the status of XRP is still unclear, CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert believes.

Former Bakkt CEO and Georgia's new Senator Kelly Loeffler will help oversee major financial regulator responsible for commodities trading — including BTC.

The CFTC is having trouble locating a man allegedly responsible for a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme worth over $140 million.

CME and Bakkt saw record trading volumes on their respective Bitcoin futures contracts as both exchanges look to introduce BTC options.

United States-based cryptocurrency brokerage BitOoda has secured $7 million in funding from investors including former senior investment exec at JPMorgan.

Security tokens platform TokenSoft hired former U.S. SEC Senior Counsel as its chief legal officer to work on the firm’s regulatory compliance.

Legal action against Circle Society and its operator continues, two months after regulators charged both with fraud over an alleged $11 million BItcoin scheme.

A panel including U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and SEC and CFTC chairs voiced concerns about stablecoins becoming more popular in the future.

Former CFTC Chairman Giancarlo joins New York-based law firm where he will reportedly continue to advocate for the U.S. digital dollar.

The U.S. CFTC has obtained over $1.3 billion in administrative penalties in the fiscal year 2019, which included funds collected from cryptocurrency operators.

CFTC chairman Heath Tarbert has called for “principles-based regulation” for crypto, advocating for a period of observation.

A New York district court has ruled in favor of the U.S. government to intervene in a civil case against Jon Barry Thompson who is alleged of $7 million in Bitc...

New York-based fintech Tassat has succeeded in obtaining regulatory approval for the launch of a crypto derivatives exchange.

U.S. regulators seek to curb binary options scams as they are entering the crypto sphere and becoming more clever.