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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.

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TD Ameritrade-Backed ErisX Gets Green Light to Settle Futures in Bitcoin

The CFTC just granted ErisX a derivatives clearing organization license, green-lighting it to launch physically-settled bitcoin futures contracts.

ErisX CEO Thomas Chippas (CoinDesk archives)

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CFTC Approves LedgerX to Settle Futures in Real Bitcoin

LedgerX just got the green light from the CFTC to offer physically settled bitcoin futures to retail investors.

LedgerX co-founders Zach Dexter (left), Juthica Chou and Paul Chou image via CoinDesk archives

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CFTC Lawsuit Alleges $147 Million in Bitcoin Defrauded From Trading Scheme Investors

22,858.822 bitcoin were misappropriated under Control-Finance's Ponzi-like scheme.

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US Senate Confirms New CFTC Chair to Succeed 'Crypto Dad' Giancarlo

Giancarlo said the agency is in “safe hands.”

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Bakkt Sets July Test Date for Bitcoin Futures

Bakkt announced Monday it would be testing its bitcoin futures products in July after "working closely" with the CFTC.

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Regulators Ready to Approve Ethereum Futures, CFTC Insider Says

The CFTC is willing to approve an ether futures contract – provided it ticks all the right boxes, a senior official told CoinDesk.

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CFTC Chair: 'Explosion of Interest' in Crypto May Spawn New Clearinghouses

CFTC Chairman Giancarlo expects new firms to apply to become federally-regulated clearinghouses so they can offer crypto futures.

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CFTC Chair Giancarlo Hints at What's Holding Back Bakkt's Bitcoin Futures

Speaking generally about crypto regulation, the CFTC’s chairman offered clues about the delay at bitcoin futures exchange Bakkt.

Christoper Giancarlo (CoinDesk archives)