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CFTC
Crypto Escrow Firm Chief Charged Over Alleged $7 Million Fraud
A man faces charges by the U.S. Attorney's Office and the CFTC over claims he took money for bulk bitcoin orders that were never delivered.
LedgerX Claims 'Personal Animus' Drove Ex-CFTC Chair to Stall Approvals
LedgerX claims former CFTC Chairman Christopher Giancarlo threatened the company for personal reasons, two letters obtained by CoinDesk reveal.
CFTC Taps Coinbase Lawyer to Head Division Overseeing Bitcoin Futures
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
Former CFTC chairman Christopher Giancarlo has joined the advisory board of the Chamber of Digital Commerce.
Derivatives Drama: The Unintended Consequences of Crypto Regulation
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
Amir Zaidi, director of the CFTC's Division of Market Oversight, is to leave the regulator within weeks, according to Bloomberg Law.
The CFTC Fintech Chief Who Oversaw Early Blockchain Trials Is Leaving
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 Physical Bitcoin Futures Haven't Launched
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.
Crypto Exchange BitMEX Under Investigation by CFTC: Bloomberg
Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX is being probed by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission over client trades, Bloomberg says.
Ex-CFTC Advisor: Facebook's Libra Could Be Both Security and Commodity
Security? Payment token? Utility token? Defining Facebook's Libra won't be easy, and it's not Facebook's call, says Jeff Bandman.
