US Commodities Regulator to Hold Public Bitcoin Hearing
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced that it will hold a public meeting to discuss bitcoin and digital currencies on 9th October in Washington, DC. Created in 1975, the US CFTC is an independent federal agency that regulates the country's futures and options markets. The meeting will be presided by the CFTC's Global Market Advisory Committee, a group that advises the organisation on issues related to market integrity and competitiveness. The CFTC indicated that the meeting will consist of two panels, one of which will focus on examining bitcoin and questions....
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The New Jersey State Legislature is holding a public hearing on bitcoin and digital currency today. The Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee has invited select guests to testify to the applications, consumer protection risks and concerns, advantages and current US regulatory schemes related to digital currency use. 'Chairman [Craig J] Coughlin wanted to do a hearing on digital currency because he realized that the role of digital currency is expanding in society and felt that the legislature should consider how to ensure New Jersey is prepared to deal with that....