Bitcoin Derivatives: How the CFTC Sees Them
Timothy Massad, Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, testified before the U. S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry yesterday, and much to everyones surprise addressed the topic of bitcoin derivative regulation - something that has (to date) been largely ignored by policymakers and cryptocurrency enthusiasts alike. Here are a few choice selections from the testimony (if you want to read the full testimony, you can do so here): We also continue to respond to market developments such as new products. Virtual currencies, such as bitcoin, are an example.....
Related News
The US CFTC has launched an initiative to explore the use of stablecoins as collateral in derivatives markets, with public input open until Oct. 20th. CFTC Launches Initiative For Tokenized Collateral & Stablecoins In Derivatives As revealed in a press release, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham has enacted an initiative […]
Bitcoin is tumbling lower after it was revealed that the U.S. Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is charging BitMEX. BitMEX is a leading crypto derivatives platform based in the Seychelles. The U.S. regulatory agency, which focuses on derivatives, was rumored to be investigating the company. In 2019, Bloomberg came out with a report suggesting […]
The US Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently held a meeting on Bitcoin. The public meeting was held by the CFTC's Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC) and was sponsored by CFTC Commissioner Mark P Wetjen. The meeting was first called in September to discuss whether or not the CFTC has jurisdiction over Bitcoin derivatives. The CFTC was joined by expert panelists including Coin Center's Jerry Brito, Law Professor Houman Shadab, TeraExchange's founder Leonard Nuara, and BitPay's Chief Compliance Officer Tim Byun. Together, the group discussed Bitcoin futures' future and....
TeraExchange, a New Jersey-based swap execution facility announced Thursday the completion of the first bitcoin derivatives transaction on a regulated exchange. The maiden transaction was completed between digitalBTC and a hedging counterparty. Incidentally, this first bitcoin derivatives transaction happened on the same day that the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission is hosting the Global Markets Advisory Committee in Washington DC. The public meeting includes a bitcoin derivatives-based panel discussion among CFTC Staff, academics and bitcoin industry participants including....
Bitcoin is now a commodity according to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). On Thursday the organization publicly stated it had settled with a Bitcoin exchange for trading option contracts after an enforcement case against a Bitcoin operator. "In this order, the CFTC for the first time finds that Bitcoin and other virtual currencies are properly defined as commodities," according to the press release. CFTC now has authority to oversee cryptocurrency futures and options. Bitcoin derivatives and futures platforms must register as a swap execution facility or designated contract....