[ad_2][ad_1] A blockchain data platform has been selected as the winner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s first science competition, offering another compelling sign that distributed ledger technology has become popular. Nakamoto Terminal, a digital asset analysis platform created by open source intelligence firm Inca Digital, won the CFTC’s “Project …
Read More »CFTC wins $ 900K lawsuit against digital currency’s Ponzi scheme
[ad_2][ad_1] A federal court has ruled against a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme and its founder in a lawsuit filed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The scheme, known as Venture Capital Investments LLC (VCI), will have to pay $ 900,000 in restitution and penalties. The CFTC announced in a press …
Read More »Leading US Firm Offers Cryptocurrency Services, Launching Blockchain Solutions Across All Sectors, CFTC Crypto Guidance Issues, FinCEN Fines Tumbler Service
[ad_2][ad_1] In this problem: The leading US payment company launches the cryptocurrency service as adoption grows • Launch of blockchain supply chain solutions, copyright and satellite communications • CFTC Guide Addresses Crypto Deposits, Travel Rules White Paper published • Stop Target Criminal Network using Crypto, FinCEN Fines Tumbler Operator The …
Read More »CFTC President Heath Tarbert talks about Ethereum, DeFi and the upcoming BitMEX
[ad_2][ad_1] After the BitMEX enforcement action, are there any other non-compliant trades on the CFTC radar? “Maybe,” said President Heath Tarbert. In an appearance Wednesday, the regulator broadly referred back to his SEC colleagues on the question of whether ether in a proof-of-stake version of Ethereum would be a stock …
Read More »CFTC calls for $ 429 million fine to be imposed on director of Control-Finance cryptocurrency scam
[ad_2][ad_1] The proposed default judgment against Benjamin Reynolds also provides for the return of nearly $ 143 million. In line with previous FinanceFeeds reports, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a proposed default judgment against Benjamin Reynolds, sole director and owner of the Control-Finance cryptocurrency fraudulent system. The …
Read More »Former CFTC President Says Ripple’s XRP Cryptocurrency Is Not A Stock, But Ripple Is His Client
[ad_2][ad_1] Christopher Giancarlo, the former chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, caused a sensation last week when he co-authored an article in the International Financial Law Review arguing that XRP cryptocurrency does not qualify as a stock, and therefore “shouldn’t be. regulated as a security, but instead considered a …
Read More »XRP is not a stock, says the former CFTC president
[ad_2][ad_1] J. Christopher Giancarlo, former president of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), at the … [+] Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills. Since leaving the CFTC he has become an active leader in the blockchain space. Bloomberg When Chris Giancarlo was the president of the Commodity Futures Trading …
Read More »CFTC requires the default after failing to find a $ 147 million Bitcoin Ponzi operator
[ad_2][ad_1] The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has demanded that the alleged founder of the $ 147 million Ponzi scheme Control-Finance be declared default. On April 3, the CFTC filed for default after alleged founder and director of Control-Finance, Benjamin Reynolds, did not respond to the regulator’s complaint. CFTC …
Read More »CFTC has trouble locating the director of the Control-Finance fraudulent encryption scheme
[ad_2][ad_1] The US regulator understands that an investigation is underway in South Korea, but to date not even the prosecution team has been able to locate Benjamin Reynolds. About six months after the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) took action against the cryptocurrency fraud scheme Control-Finance Limited and its …
Read More »Soto thinks that CFTC should regulate cryptography
[ad_2][ad_1] All over the world, countries and governments are discussing how exactly cryptocurrencies should be regulated. There are some countries that feel that regulation should be minimal, in order to promote innovation, and other governments that are more focused on ensuring that the cryptocurrency sector is not rich in fraud …
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