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US CFTC Promises 'Holistic Framework' for Digital Assets by 2024
8.7.2020
The CFTC has made comprehensive crypto regulation a strategic objective to accomplish over the next few years, referring to digital assets as “21st century commodities.”
CFTC Is Waiting on SEC to Allow Futures Trading of More Digital Assets, Says CFTC Chairman
7.7.2020
Chairman Tarbert of the CFTC wants to see more clarity on which tokens are securities within the U.S. as well as broader international cooperation on regulation
Legal Implications of Secondary SAFT Sales, Part 1
7.7.2020
Part 1 of this series covers the legal implications associated with the sale of SAFTs and different approaches to legal interpretations of tokens
Ripple Likely Sold XRP in an Unregistered Securities Offering
3.7.2020
The former CFTC chair’s analysis stating that Ripple’s XRP is not a security might be wrong
Sri Lanka Central Bank Selects Shortlist for Blockchain Proof-of-Concept
2.7.2020
Sri Lanka’s central bank has selected a shortlist of three firms to develop a proof-of-concept for a shared Know Your Customer facility using blockchain
Law Decoded: As Crisis Mode Fades, Regulators Look Kindly on Crypto, June 12-19
19.6.2020
Regulators are warming up to crypto around the world as they embrace innovation for economic recovery
Ex-CFTC Chairman w/ Ripple as a Client Argues XRP is Not a Security
18.6.2020
As the debate continues over whether XRP, the cryptocurrency affiliated with US-based fintech company Ripple, is or is not a security, a former US financial regulator is the latest person to join the discussion. However, there now exists a business connection between the ex-regulator and Ripple....
Former CFTC Chair Giancarlo Lays Out Why He Thinks XRP Isn’t a Security
18.6.2020
The fact investors buy XRP for different reasons means it's more like a new form of currency than it is a security, says former CFTC head Christopher Giancarlo
“XRP is Not a Security” Says Ex-CFTC Chairman, Now Paid by Ripple
17.6.2020
Chris Giancarlo, who as CFTC chairman decreed that both Bitcoin and Ether were not securities, has argued the same for XRP. However he is now at a law firm providing counsel to Ripple, calling the impartiality of such claims into question
CFTC Chairman: US Must Lead the World in Crypto With Less Restrictive Rules
17.6.2020
The chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has called on other regulators to establish a framework for sound crypto regulation. He believes that the U.S. must lead in the crypto field and “applying overly prescriptive rules could stunt the development of this important...
CFTC Chairman Cautions Against ‘Overly Prescriptive Rules’ for Crypto
15.6.2020
Chairman of the CFTC Heath Tarbert calls for principles rather than rules to dictate the government’s handling of digital assets
US Financial Services Committee Hearing Discussed the Creation of a ‘Digital Dollar’
12.6.2020
On June 11, 2020, the United States Congress Financial Services Committee held a remote hearing about the creation of a “digital dollar.” A number of well known individuals participated including the former Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Christopher...
Digital Dollar Project Releases White Paper Laying Out Groundwork for US CBDC
29.5.2020
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
Ex-CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo Joins Swiss Effort to Fund COVID Relief Projects
19.5.2020
Led by Swiss crypto exchange Lykke, a $200,000 initiative to fund tech-driven COVID-19 relief projects has tapped ex-CFTC chair Chris Giancarlo as its advisor
Swiss Crypto Exchange Lykke Launches Contest to Fund Tech Against COVID-19
19.5.2020
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
Can Central Bank Digital Currencies Protect Individual Privacy?
11.5.2020
Top crypto industry and policy experts debated the privacy ramifications of state-issued virtual currencies during the first day of Consensus
Leaders of the Digital Dollar Project Talk Privacy and the Next Century of Money
11.5.2020
Former CFTC royalty and current leaders of a U.S.-based think tank to promote a digital dollar talk privacy in new AMA
ErisX Announces Launch of First US Ether Futures Contracts
11.5.2020
ErisX is launching physically settled ether futures contracts, it announced Monday
CFTC Claims ‘Massive Fraudulent’ Scheme Defrauded Investors of $20M
7.5.2020
The CFTC alleged three individuals and affiliated entities defrauded crypto and binary options investors out of $20 million over 5 years
CFTC Charges Multiple Firms for $15 Million Crypto and Binary Options Scam
7.5.2020
U.S. and Israel-based firms were charged for promoting fake investment schemes and defrauding customers of $15 million