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Bitcoin Futures Rollout In Jeopardy
Bitcoin Futures Rollout In Jeopardy
March 22, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)’s plans to launch bitcoin futures in November of last year have been delayed because of regulators. According to a report in The Wall...

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CFPB, CFTC Develop FinTech Regulatory Sandbox
CFPB, CFTC Develop FinTech Regulatory Sandbox
May 30, 2018  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced that it is working with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to develop a regulatory sandbox for FinTech...

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Justice Department Investigates Crypto Market Manipulation
Justice Department Investigates Crypto Market Manipulation
May 24, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

Traders may be manipulating the price of digital currencies, including bitcoin. Bloomberg reported that the Justice Department has launched a criminal probe to determine whether...

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Bitcoin Futures To Be Kept On Tight Leash By CFTC
Bitcoin Futures To Be Kept On Tight Leash By CFTC
December 07, 2017  |  Bitcoin

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said Wednesday (Dec. 6) that it is aiming to ensure that the integrity of the bitcoin futures contracts is...

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CME, CBOE Allowed To Trade Bitcoin Futures
CME, CBOE Allowed To Trade Bitcoin Futures
December 04, 2017  |  Bitcoin

CME Group and Cboe Global Markets got the green light from regulators to list their bitcoin futures, bringing more legitimacy to cryptocurrency, which has been...

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FinTech Mergers a-Plenty, While in Trump Era, Fewer Fines for Firms
FinTech Mergers a-Plenty, While in Trump Era, Fewer Fines for Firms
August 14, 2017  |  Regulation

On the regulatory front, last week saw a bit of news about mergers – actually, more than a bit. Specifically, the agreement for U.S. credit...

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