CFTC
03.11.2019 |
Rachel R. Friedman
This term, Congress is set to consider several bills—each with bipartisan sponsorship—targeting the fields of blockchain, cryptocurrency, and fintech. This spurt of legislative activity indicates…
10.16.2018 |
Rachel R. Friedman
On October 3, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission sued Blockvest LLC and its founder Reginald Buddy Ringgold, III for falsely claiming that its initial…
09.19.2018 |
Thomas K. Potter III
After Bitfinex, the CFTC issued its Proposed Interpretation on "Retail Commodity Transactions Involving Virtual Currency." Proposed Interpretation, 82 Fed. Reg. 60335 (CFTC Dec. 20, 2017).…
09.18.2018 |
Thomas K. Potter III
In a series of 2015 decisions, the CFTC determined that virtual currency is a commodity subject to its jurisdiction. In a 2016 settled enforcement action,…
09.14.2018 |
Thomas K. Potter III
Prior to Dodd-Frank, the CFTC and Courts recognized a distinction between traded futures contracts subject to CFTC jurisdiction and individualized non-exchange-traded contracts for the present…
09.11.2018 |
Thomas K. Potter III
This is Part 3 of a seven-part series of posts looking at some broad legal issues affecting crypto-currencies. A. Regulatory Catch-Up. As is often true…
03.30.2018 |
Benjamin B. Coulter
The regulation of virtual currencies, or cryptocurrencies, is evolving. In an important new decision from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of…
