Bitcoin as a Commodity, Seriously?
The United States federal authorities have a mind of their own. Every department considers bitcoin as their own and want to control over it. It has already been proven multiple times, starting from bitcoin being considered as currency by FinCEN, money by SEC, property by the IRS and recently commodity by CFTC. The latest development has enraged bitcoin community, who are currently debating about the validity of CFTC's claim. It all started when the Director of Enforcement at CFTC, Aitan Goelman made this statement: "While there is a lot of excitement surrounding Bitcoin and other virtual....
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The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, says bitcoin is a commodity. He emphasized that the SEC, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and banking regulators will collaborate to oversee the crypto sector.
Gary Gensler: Bitcoin Is a Commodity
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler clarified his position on cryptocurrency, particularly bitcoin, in an interview with Mad Money host Jim Cramer on CNBC Monday.
“This is a highly speculative asset class. We’ve known this for a long time,” Gensler said when....
Much like gold, oil, or soybeans, Bitcoin is now officially considered a commodity. The agency that regulates the US commodity trading market, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has finally recognized the digital currency as a commodity. The debate on bitcoin can be defined as a commodity or not as been here for quite some time and the FCTC. By officially recognizing the digital currency as a commodity the CFTC assures its authority to supervise the trading of digital currency futures and options, which will now be subject to the agency's regulations. If there is any....
Let there be two owners A and B of commodities x and y, respectively, of whom A wants y and B wants x. With no money and no third commodity, the only way for both owners to obtain their desired commodities is directly from each other: A ⇢ yB ⇢ x; xy; yx. Otherwise, A and B must delegate their commodity ownership to someone who then redistributes it between them. However, such a centralized solution would at least partially contradict the same ownership, by at least partially transferring it away from its rightful controllers. Hence, only a decentralized solution can preserve the whole....
A commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has asserted the agency has the authority to take enforcement actions against price manipulation in bitcoin markets. Commissioner Mark Wetjen made the remarks at a bitcoin conference held at Bloomberg in New York on Monday. When asked if the CFTC has the authority to become intervene in such an event, he said: "It has not been tested, but I do believe we have the authority because bitcoin, by I think a very rational reading of our statute, classifies as a commodity and the definition of a commodity under the Commodity....
Over the last two days, Bloomberg Intelligence commodity analyst Mike McGlone published the firm’s commodity and crypto outlook reports, and McGlone’s latest analysis details that the price of gold could resume its rally after a foundation similar to 1999 is constructed. Moreover, as far as bitcoin and ethereum are concerned, the analyst argues that the two leading crypto assets will “outperform most major assets” when the “economic tide turns.”
Commodity Strategist Mike McGlone: ‘We See Risks Tilting Toward an Elongated Deflationary....