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Bakkt’s Much-Anticipated Bitcoin Futures Trading Platform Goes Live
23.9.2019
Bakkt’s physically settled BTC futures trading goes live
Bitcoin Cash Futures Expected to Open up US Market by Q1 2020
18.9.2019
Futures contracts on bitcoin cash can be available at a CFTC-regulated exchange by the end of this year or the first quarter of 2020. This will allow institutional U.S. investors to trade on a derivative of the cryptocurrency and bring in more trading volume for BCH overall. Also Read: HTC Adds...
CFTC Appoints Former Coinbase Exec as Director of Market Oversight
17.9.2019
Coinbase vice president Dorothy D. DeWitt will now serve as director of the division of market oversight at the U.S. CFTC
CFTC Taps Coinbase Lawyer to Head Division Overseeing Bitcoin Futures
17.9.2019
New CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert has named Coinbase general counsel Dorothy DeWitt as the agency's new director of market oversight
Ex-CFTC Chair ‘Crypto Dad’ Giancarlo Joins Digital Chamber Trade Group
17.9.2019
Former CFTC chairman Christopher Giancarlo has joined the advisory board of the Chamber of Digital Commerce
Indian Parliament Member Helping Crypto Community Influence Regulation
17.9.2019
The Indian crypto community has made progress towards influencing the government’s crypto policies. Some industry leaders have met with an influential lawmaker who has agreed to help bring about positive crypto regulation in the country. Also read: India’s Popular ‘Who Wants to...
CME Asks CFTC to Double Bitcoin Futures Capacity as Interest Soars
13.9.2019
CME Bitcoin futures traders may soon get double limits
Bitcoin.com Looks to List BCH Futures on CFTC-Approved Exchange
13.9.2019
Bitcoin.com is in talks to list a bitcoin cash futures contract on a regulated exchange, a company representative told Bloomberg
Crypto in Court — Overview of the Biggest Lawsuits Worldwide
26.8.2019
The SEC continues to file lawsuits in the U.S., but banks are on the receiving end of international crypto court cases
Binance to Launch US Platform Soon, Helped by a Little-Known Partner
22.8.2019
Despite Binance planning to launch its U.S. exchange by 2020, little is known of its partner, BAM Trading Services
BitMEX Adds Hong Kong, Bermuda, and Seychelles to Trade Restriction List
20.8.2019
Seychelles based BitMEX has recently made changes to its trade restriction list. The crypto-derivatives trading platform also has branches in Hong Kong and Bermuda. Yesterday, the crypto exchange announced three new important additions to the list. BitMEX with its parent company- HDR Global Trading...
Derivatives Drama: The Unintended Consequences of Crypto Regulation
11.8.2019
Noelle Acheson points out that the LedgerX confusion highlights potential CFTC priorities regarding the regulation of crypto derivatives that could lead to the opposite of what the regulator intends
Senior CFTC Official Who Set Bitcoin Futures Policy Is Leaving: Report
9.8.2019
Amir Zaidi, director of the CFTC's Division of Market Oversight, is to leave the regulator within weeks, according to Bloomberg Law
US Exchanges Race to Launch Regulated Physically-Delivered Bitcoin Futures
9.8.2019
The race to launch regulated physically-delivered bitcoin futures is back on for three US-regulated trading platforms after one of them hit a snag with the country’s derivatives regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Two other exchanges are racing to launch similar products this...
CFTC Policymaker With Long History of Work on BTC Futures Leaving
9.8.2019
The director of the CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight, who worked on policy for Bitcoin futures, is allegedly leaving within weeks
Bitmex Outflows Hit Record in July Exceeding $500M Amid CFTC Probe
5.8.2019
Outflows on BitMEX, the second top crypto exchange by reported trading volume to date, exceed $500 million in July
The CFTC Fintech Chief Who Oversaw Early Blockchain Trials Is Leaving
2.8.2019
The director of the CFTC's experimental fintech initiative will step down in mid-August to pursue work in the private sector
What Happened: Why the First US Physical Bitcoin Futures Haven’t Launched
1.8.2019
LedgerX admitted it has not launched bitcoin futures, as it previously claimed, after the CFTC said it had not approved the exchange to do so
Bitcoin Futures Update: Bakkt Testing, CME Breaks Records, and a $100K Call Option
23.7.2019
Over the last few months, the interest surrounding cryptocurrency derivatives products has been growing fast. For some time now, open interest in CME’s bitcoin futures has been breaking records. Bakkt’s futures platform began testing contracts on Monday and the company says there...
New CFTC Investigation Targets BitMEX
19.7.2019
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is investigating whether major crypto exchange BitMEX broke rules by allowing Americans to trade on the platform, which isn’t registered with the agency, Bloomberg reported, citing "people familiar with the matter."
The months-long CFTC probe...