The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved final interpretative guidance on retail commodity transactions involving certain digital assets, clarifying the agency's views in respect of the "actual delivery"...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has obtained an asset freeze and other emergency relief to stop an alleged securities fraud by former Washington state senator David Schmidt and two others, who dishonestly...more
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged a man from Colorado with fraud and failing to register with it in respect of a scheme that involved Ponzi-type payments....more
2/21/2020
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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Commodity Pool ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Currency ,
Forex ,
Illegal Trading ,
Investment ,
Investment Fraud ,
Misappropriation ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Ponzi Scheme ,
Restitution ,
Solicitation ,
White Collar Crimes
Anyone working for the executive branch of the US government must disclose their cryptocurrency holdings, because they "may create a conflict of interest"....more
6/20/2018
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Blockchain ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Currency ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Executive Branch ,
Federal Employees ,
Investment ,
Office of Government Ethics (OGE) ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Token Sales ,
Virtual Currency