Crypto derivatives firm Bitnomial has been authorized to settle margined futures and options contracts after registering as a derivatives clearing organization in the United States with the consent of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Bitnomial applied to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to provide U.S investors with margined
The U.S CFTC has launched a lawsuit against former Voyager Digital Ltd. CEO Stephen Ehrlich, bringing the cryptocurrency business back into the limelight. Stephen Ehrlich allegedly broke derivatives laws and misled clients about the security of their digital assets. This has been detailed in a recent report by the Commodity
Defunct Voyager Digital is at the center of the newest dispute. Stephen Ehrlich, Voyager Digital’s co-founder, has come under scrutiny after an inquiry by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Most notably, a major US regulator has concluded that the co-founder of Voyager Digital Ltd. broke derivatives laws prior to
The CFTC is putting a lot of effort into decentralized finance (DeFi). CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam has made it clear that aggressive regulation of this developing field is not negotiable, a month after the agency resolved accusations against key DeFi protocols. Behnam made a striking comparison during his talk at
On Monday, the United States District Court in Chicago shared a plaintiff from Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) with its defendants who are Binance and its CEO and Founder. Changpeng Zhao, the CEO tries to submit a dismissal motion for the complaint that has been filed against them. Reports portray
A district court in the United States has issued a default judgment ordering Ooki DAO to cease operations. Furthermore asked to pay a $643,542 civil penalty. In September 2022, the CFTC sued Ooki DAO for “unlawfully acting” as a futures commission merchant. And providing consumers margin and leverage trading services.
Cboe Global Markets was granted permission to provide margin Bitcoin and Ether futures contracts to its cryptocurrency customers on Monday, June 5. When it comes to Bitcoin futures contracts, Cboe was an early adopter. To provide both physically settled and financially settled margined products beginning in the second part of
Senior Republicans in the United States House of Representatives have filed a new legislative draft. It seeks to reclassify digital tokens from securities to commodities. This is a major attempt to solve the regulatory difficulties surrounding digital assets. The proposal was made by the leaders of the House Financial Services
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has proposed new regulations for risk management to account for the potential impact of “evolving technologies” like cryptocurrency and AI. Commissioner Goldsmith Romero stated on Thursday that as a result of the emergence of distributed ledger networks, various sectors have started adopting or exploring
Dan Berkovitz, the former CFTC Commissioner, mentioned in the latest episode of the Unchained podcast that there is a possibility of considering Ethereum’s native Ether token as both a commodity and a security. In addition to his role as former CFTC Commissioner, it is worth noting that Dan Berkovitz also
