The U.S Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which regulates virtual currency derivatives, today announced that it has approved cryptocurrency exchange LedgerX’s requests to remove the “digital currency” limitation. Under this new amended order, LedgerX is now authorized to clear products not directly connected to cryptocurrencies. According to the release: Under the amended order, LedgerX is...Read More
U.S government agency, CFTC or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, today charged 20 entities, among which some were crypto traders and exchanges, for making false claims of having CFTC registration and National Futures Association (NFA) membership. These are mandatory registrations that allow exchanges to offer services related to trading in digital assets, derivatives, and forex...Read More
The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged two Maryland based companies over a Ponzi scheme that allegedly defrauded approximately 1,200 investors, of more than $27 million by promising to trade their money on crypto exchanges. SEC charges Ponzi scheme targeting African immigrants https://t.co/lyrs3RSViJ — SEC_News (@SEC_News) August 28, 2020 The illegitimate companies involved in...Read More
The China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS) announced that effective January 1, 2020, the system “will adjust weights for CFETS RMB Index,” decreasing the weighting of the USD for the second time in the currency basket’s history from 22.40% to 21.59%, and increasing the Euro from 16.34% to 17.40%. The change could signal further disassociation...Read More
The Supreme Administrative Court of Greece has suspended a decision to extradite the alleged BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik. The temporary measure has been imposed to allow the review of an appeal against the extradition. The Russian national, accused of laundering billions of dollars through the now defunct cryptocurrency exchange, started a new hunger strike last...Read More
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved an investment fund that will invest in bitcoin futures contracts. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce calls this move “a bit of progress.” The SEC has also revealed why it decided to approve such a fund. Also read: Swiss Licensed Crypto Bank Expanding Into 9 Markets Bitcoin Futures...Read More
Salaries paid in decentralized digital coins have become a norm across the crypto industry, but there’s really no reason why cryptocurrencies can’t be used for remuneration by businesses in other sectors as well. In many jurisdictions that should be legal even in the absence of dedicated legislation. Switzerland, New Zealand, Japan and Estonia are a...Read More
A 12-year-old, future unschooling advocate at an Occupy Wall Street protest learns about Bitcoin while running from the cops. He invests. Later, the independent Erik Finman will become the supposed “world’s youngest bitcoin millionaire” at age 18. That’s not where the story ends, though. The high school dropout has since gone on to launch education...Read More
