CFTC

Ethereum cryptocurrency is a commodity, not a security, and soon you can expect the emergence of regulated futures on its basis. The chairman of the Commission on the derivatives trading (CFTC) of the United States, Heath Tarbert, said at a Yahoo Finance summit. “We have very clearly stated that bitcoin is a commodity. But so far they have not said anything about Ethereum. I'm like […]

Stone Ridge, an asset management company, has filed an application with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a new investment product related to Bitcoin futures. According to the securities issue prospectus, the NYDIG Bitcoin Strategy Fund will earn income by investing in bitcoin futures. We are talking about contracts with payments in fiat currency, which are traded on […]

LedgerX accused the U.S. Derivatives Exchange Commission (CFTC) of deliberately delaying the consideration of its bid to launch a Clearing Derivative Center (DCO), which would allow it to start trading in deliverable bitcoin futures. About this writes CoinDesk with reference to two letters to the Office of the Inspector General at the US Department of Justice. Letters verified by LedgerX were […]

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group) will increase its monthly limit on open positions to 10,000 BTC or 2,000 contracts. Increased spot-month position limits in CME Bitcoin futures will be available Sept 30, pending reg review. Limits will increase to 2K contracts, equal to 10K bitcoin, to provide customers greater flexibility to trade and hedge bitcoin […]

Representatives of the Bakkt platform have confirmed that they will start accepting bitcoin deposits on Friday, September 6. Today our Warehouse opens for customer bitcoin deposits and withdrawals as we prepare for the Bakkt Bitcoin Daily & Monthly Futures, launching September 23 The availability of physical delivery brings more flexibility in managing bitcoin exposure – Bakkt (@Bakkt) September 6, 2019 Launch [… ]

The Bakkt cryptocurrency platform from Intercontinental Exchange Corporation (ICE) has announced that as early as September 6, customers awaiting the launch of trading in Bitcoin deliverable futures will be able to make deposits. On Sept 6, our Warehouse will begin offering secure storage of customer bitcoin to prepare for the launch of Bakkt Bitcoin Daily & Monthly Futures when they launch on Sept […]

The operator of the largest BitMEX derivatives exchange, BitMEX, HDR Global Trading Limited, announced the limitation of services in three new jurisdictions. According to a statement on the exchange’s website, from today “to ensure the safety of user funds”, BitMEX services are not available in the Seychelles, Bermuda and Hong Kong. It is noteworthy that HDR Global Trading Limited is registered in the Seychelles, in […]