Christine Parker, partner at Reed Smith, summarizes the slew of regulatory headlines facing Binance and how such scrutiny may affect the exchange going forward. Show highlights: which countries are investigating Binance why it has been...
Timothy Massad delineates the case for the SEC to approve a bitcoin ETF, something he claims could benefit retail investors and regulators.An opinion article published today on Bloomberg makes a case for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve a bitcoin...
Summary: The CFTC has ordered Coinbase to pay $6.5 million for 'false, misleading or inaccurate reporting and wash trading' Coinbase is also ordered to cease and desist from any further violations of the Commodity Exchange act The accusations center on trading activities on Coinbase between January 2015 and September 2018 The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has ordered Coinbase to pay a penalty of...
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is probing Binance Holdings Ltd., the largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, concerning transactions that were allegedly carried out by U.S. residents. According to the report, the CFTC is investigating Binance to find out if U.S....
The CFTC is investigating major cryptocurrency exchange Binance over concerns U.S. users bought and sold derivatives without approval.Binance Holdings Ltd. is being investigated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over concerns that United States citizens utilized trading services barred to them, according to a...
In brief: According to Bloomberg, the US CFTC is probing Binance on whether it allowed US residents to trade derivatives on the platform Bitcoin took a $2k nosedive from $57k to $55k as a result March 12th might be a cursed date for Bitcoin as the Coronavirus dip happened exactly one year ago The US CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) is reportedly probing...
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in the U.S. is investigating Binance to determine whether the exchange illegally facilitated trading for U.S. residents. Binance Under Investigation Binance isn't registered with the CFTC and is not authorized to allow derivatives trading by U.S. residents. The U.S. regulator views cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum as...
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A lot of people automatically dismiss e-currency as a lost cost because of all the companies that failed since the 1990s. I hope it’s obvious it was only the centrally controlled nature of those systems that doomed them. I think this is the first time we’re trying a decentralized, non-trust-based system.Satoshi Nakamoto...
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Heath P. Tarbert announced his plans to step down as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman in early 2021. "Today, I am announcing that...
CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert intends to leave the role early in 2021, opening the door for President-elect Joe Biden to name a new top commodities regulator.
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