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16 Oct 2018, 3:09 am by Hedge Fund Lawyer
 On October 2, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) Chairman Christopher Giancarlo summarized the CFTC’s increased enforcement efforts from the prior fiscal year in a speech to the Economic Club of Minnesota. [read post]
9 Oct 2018, 2:33 am by Hedge Fund Lawyer
NFA MATTERS NFA Requires CPOs and CTAs to Disclose Digital Asset Activity On July 20, the National Futures Association (“NFA”) released a notice that imposed new disclosure requirements on futures commission merchants, commodity pool operators (“CPOs”), and commodity trading advisers (“CTAs”) engaged in digital asset activity. [read post]
8 Oct 2018, 9:30 pm by Daniel Araya
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), cryptocurrencies lack an effective regulatory body. [read post]
6 Oct 2018, 6:04 am by Arina Shulga
The second limitation is that those persons or institutions that are registered with, and functionally regulated or examined by, the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission are not considered an MSB. [read post]
1 Oct 2018, 12:16 pm by Mayme Beth Donohue
On September 27, 2018, the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) charged an international securities dealer with illegally offering and selling to U.S. investors security-based swaps funded with bitcoins and related violations of the Commodities Exchange Act. [read post]
27 Sep 2018, 11:11 am by Kathleen Scott (US)
Combined with another first-ever ruling earlier this year in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. [read post]
20 Sep 2018, 6:19 am by Mike Delikat
FINRA’s action, coupled with recent joint statements by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and the SEC addressing plans for heightened oversight of virtual currency regulation, reflect potential obstacles entities may face in dealing with cryptocurrency, or blockchain technology more broadly. [read post]
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking, which if adopted as proposed, would set out the policies and procedures for clearing organizations located outside of the United States to follow if they want to obtain an exemption from registration as a derivatives clearing organization (DCO). [read post]
7 Aug 2018, 9:07 am by John Jascob
And if it is not a security, there is a good chance it’s a commodity and subject to the requirements of the Commodity Exchange Act. [read post]
3 Aug 2018, 6:53 am by Silver Law Group
Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced that it has awarded more than $45 million to whistleblowers. [read post]
3 Aug 2018, 6:53 am by Silver Law Group
Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced that it has awarded more than $45 million to whistleblowers. [read post]
2 Aug 2018, 1:54 pm by Maya Efrati
That’s how much the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)’s whistleblower program has given in awards to everyday individuals who came forward with crucial information, helping just this one branch of the U.S. government stop criminals from profiting from their illicit activity. [read post]
27 Jul 2018, 8:59 am by Scott H. Kimpel
In a lengthy order issued on July 26, 2018, by a 3-1 vote the U.S. [read post]
24 Jul 2018, 9:01 pm by Dan Flynn
The good news is that after Tuesday’s joint hearing for Dan Michael Berkowitz, nominated for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and James E. [read post]
24 Jul 2018, 10:35 am by Scott H. Kimpel and Hannah Flint
Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (“CFTC’s”) anti-fraud and anti-manipulation enforcement authority. [read post]
23 Jul 2018, 1:02 pm by Erin F. Fonté and Ferdose al-Taie
The Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has asserted enforcement authority over cryptocurrency due to the IRS classification as a “commodity” and has brought several enforcement actions under its enforcement authority regarding commodities trading, for example for fraud and misappropriation in connection with purchases and trading of the virtual currencies Bitcoin and Litecoin (C.F.T.C. v. [read post]
12 Jul 2018, 12:50 pm by Yvonne Puig (US) and Jeff Wurzburg (US)
Securities and Exchange Commission, and Federal Trade Commission, it will work with a broad range of government agencies. [read post]