The CFTC's Not-So-Hidden Message: Traders Beware
Geoffrey Aronow is a partner at Sidley Austin LLP in Washington DC. He has provided compliance advice and represented clients in investigations and proceedings at the CFTC and the SEC for over 30 years. Aronow co-authored this piece with Brian Klein, a partner at the litigation boutique Baker Marquart and a former US federal prosecutor. He represents clients involved with digital currency and blockchain technology. This article explores recent rulings by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission and how they affect bitcoin traders across the world. The US Commodity Futures Trading....
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