The CFTC just granted ErisX a derivatives clearing organization license, green-lighting it to launch physically-settled bitcoin futures contracts.
LedgerX just got the green light from the CFTC to offer physically settled bitcoin futures to retail investors.
22,858.822 bitcoin were misappropriated under Control-Finance's Ponzi-like scheme.
Giancarlo said the agency is in “safe hands.”
J. Christopher Giancarlo is Chairman at U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the agency of the US government that regulates futures and options…
Bakkt announced Monday it would be testing its bitcoin futures products in July after "working closely" with the CFTC.
The CFTC is willing to approve an ether futures contract – provided it ticks all the right boxes, a senior official told CoinDesk.
CFTC Chairman Giancarlo expects new firms to apply to become federally-regulated clearinghouses so they can offer crypto futures.
Speaking generally about crypto regulation, the CFTC’s chairman offered clues about the delay at bitcoin futures exchange Bakkt.
CoinDesk's Nolan Bauerle goes one-on-one with the man whose regulatory oversight extends to the commodities and futures markets – including…
