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Regulation of the Future: Building Responsible Digital Asset Markets: Keynote Address by Commissioner Caroline D. Pham, 18th Nasdaq Technology of the Future Conference—Reimagining Tomorrow’s Markets
… (DCOs) that clear crypto derivatives.   When you trade bitcoin or ether futures on a DCM and clear through a DCO, … and this crypto winter usher in a new era beyond the bitcoin gold standard?   What new digital specie—what new … .  [8]    Joshua Oliver, “Bitcoin drops below key $20,000 threshold,” Financial Times …
CFTC Charges Long Island Resident and His Firm in Ongoing $59 Million Fraud Scheme
… speculating in  virtual currencies   or recently launched Bitcoin futures and options . The CFTC also strongly urges …
CFTC Issues Orders Against Operators of Three DeFi Protocols for Offering Illegal Digital Asset Derivatives Trading
… 2:1 leveraged exposure to digital assets such as ether and bitcoin. The order finds that these leveraged tokens are …
Opening Statement of Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson Before the Market Risk Advisory Committee Meeting
… of self-certification in the context of the launch of two Bitcoin futures contracts, climate-related market risk, … with engaging in a $44 million Ponzi scheme involving bitcoin); CFTC v. Mirror Trading Int’l Proprietary Ltd. , … (charging defendants in $1.7 billion fraud scheme involving bitcoin). [4] See, e.g. , CFTC Press Release No. 8558-22, …
Statement of Chairman Heath P. Tarbert in Support of Proposed Rule on Swap Execution Facilities
… , Fortune (Nov. 19, 2019), https://fortune.com/2019/11/19/bitcoin-blockchain-fintech-regulation-ctfc/ . [12] Such …
Concurring Statement of Commissioner Dawn D. Stump Regarding Enforcement Action Against Payward Ventures, Inc. (d/b/a Kraken)
… the purchase and sale of digital assets, including Bitcoin. [1]   I write separately to comment on certain …
Statement of Commissioner Brian D. Quintenz on the End of His Term and Future Plans
…  During my term, the CFTC has overseen the listing of Bitcoin futures contracts; the custody of digital assets …
CFTC Charges Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX Trading and Alameda with Fraud and Material Misrepresentations
… assets, including both fiat and digital assets including bitcoin and ether, were held in “custody” by FTX and …
Testimony of J. Christopher Giancarlo Chairman U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission before the House Committee on Agriculture
… District of New York against a company over an alleged Bitcoin investment scheme, involving fraud, … Misappropriation, and Issuing False Account Statements in Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme (Sept. 21, 2017), available at …
Remarks of Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero at ISDA’s ESG Forum on Promoting Market Resilience: A Thoughtful Approach to the Daunting Challenge of Climate Financial Risk
… Coordination. The CFTC actively coordinates its approach to Bitcoin and other virtual currencies with other Federal … its approach environmental/climate-related products Bitcoin and other virtual currencies with other Federal …