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CFTC Chair: Cryptocurrencies 'Unlike Any Commodity' Agency Has Seen

Cryptocurrencies have proven to be a unique challenge for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the agency's chairman has said.

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CBOE CEO Blasts 'Uncalled For' Bitcoin Futures Critiques

CBOE's chief executive is pushing back at suggestions that the exchange's newly-launched bitcoin futures market was hastily done.

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CFTC Aligns With SEC: ICO Tokens Can Be Commodities

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has published a new primer on cryptocurrencies, which includes statements about ICOs.

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The CFTC Is Still Considering a Cryptocurrency 'Delivery' Definition

The CFTC is still working on rules to define when a digital commodity like bitcoin has been "delivered," an official has said.

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CFTC Investigating Ether Crash on Coinbase Exchange

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is reportedly making enquiries into the June "flash crash" on Coinbase's GDAX trading platform.

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CFTC Sues New York Man Over Alleged $600k Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed a lawsuit against a New York-based man and his company for allegedly running a bitcoin scam.

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Former CFTC Commissioner: Regulation Would Solve Bitcoin Volatility

Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission head Bart Chilton wrote that bitcoin's volatility indicates artificial inflation of its price.

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CFTC Chair Giancarlo: Embracing Blockchain Is in the 'National Interest'

J. Christopher Giancarlo, CFTC chair, has called on government agencies to embrace blockchain, saying it's in the national interest to do so.

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CFTC Commissioner: Blockchain Will Bring 'Sea Change' to Financial Markets

The CFTC has named one of its leaders as the new sponsor for its technical advisory committee – and he wants to see it work on blockchain issues.

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LedgerX and CBOE: The CFTC's Trojan Horse in an SEC Turf War

A look at how a new class of cryptocurrency-based financial products impacts the balance of power between U.S. regulators.

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