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CFTC Charges Four Men With Crypto Fraud

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed charges against four individuals – three in Texas and one in Florida. All four of the...

Institutional Investors Are Rushing to Bitcoin in Droves

For some time now, people within the crypto space have been stating that institutional investors are rushing into the crypto arena and looking to...

Crypto Wallet Abra Settles with the SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have charged both Abra and Plutus Technologies for swapping securities and...

The CFTC Can’t Find the Leader of a Near $150 Million BTC Scam

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) says it is having trouble locating a man named Benjamin Reynolds, a person allegedly responsible for a bitcoin...

People Are Still Confused About How to Classify Bitcoin

Bitcoin is a complicated asset, but nothing appears more complicated about bitcoin than what category it should fall into. So, What IS Bitcoin, Exactly? Everywhere you...

Early BitMEX Investor Files Suit Against the Platform

BitMEX – one of the world’s largest and most prominent bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchanges – is being sued by one of its early investors...

Ledger X Potentially Falls Behind on Derivatives Promises

U.S.-regulated bitcoin derivatives exchange Ledger X has been saying for the last few weeks that it will be the first crypto exchange to allow...

Facebook Meets with CFTC Regarding Crypto Plans

Facebook is now talking with financial regulators throughout the United States regarding its plans for an upcoming cryptocurrency. The Coin Is Really Happening While the details...

Bloomberg: Tether’s Financial Statements Are True

For several months, Tether has been the subject of mass speculation. Ever since a report emerged last summer alleging that the stable coin was...

The CFTC Isn’t Quite Ready for Ethereum Futures

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has indicated that it still has problems with Ethereum, the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency. Ethereum Gets Dethroned… A longtime holder of...

CFTC Introduces Guideline for Smart Contracts

A key component of blockchain technology, smart contracts, have caught the eye of LabCFTC, which have subsequently released a guideline for them. Disruptive technology can...

Cryptocurrency Trader Ordered to 15 Months in Jail and $1.1m Fine for Bitcoin Fraud

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an Order against a cryptocurrency trader, requiring him to pay upwards of $1.1 million and to...