The ongoing debate on whether virtual currencies with certain characteristics should be classified as commodities subject to regulation and enforcement by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is the focal point...more
10/1/2018
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Commodities ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
Financial Instruments ,
Financial Transactions ,
Investment Products ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Virtual Currency
A federal court this week found that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) had jurisdiction to regulate a cryptocurrency business, raising the possibility of jurisdictional tension among the CFTC and other...more
3/9/2018
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Blockchain ,
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Commodities ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Financial Instruments ,
Financial Markets ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Token Sales ,
Virtual Currency