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U.S. CFTC Warns About Clearing Derivatives Tied to Digital Assets
The derivatives agency said that clearing organizations need to address risks as they move into the crypto space, and Commissioner Johnson suggests it's time for agency rules on this point.
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A new study looks at DLT use in financial markets (Lorenzo Cafaro/Pixabay)
DLT-Powered Financial Markets Could Save $100B Per Year, TradFi Study Says
The Global Financial Markets Association called for regulators to be more open to the tech underpinning cryptocurrency.
A new study looks at DLT use in financial markets (Lorenzo Cafaro/Pixabay)

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London Stock Exchange Group Unit to Clear Bitcoin Index Futures, Options
LCH said its partnership with trading venue GFO-X shows its commitment to the crypto asset class
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CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
FTX Direct Clearing Plan Was Nowhere Close to Being Approved, CFTC Chief Says
Rostin Behnam, the agency's chairman, did say FTX executives met frequently with the regulator.
CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Rostin Behnam, chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
CFTC’s Behnam Calls FTX Idea a Potential ‘Evolution’ in Market Structure
Chairman Rostin Behnam says the FTX proposal for directly clearing certain crypto derivatives without intermediaries is still being weighed and would mark a “significant shift.”
Rostin Behnam, chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried testifies before the House Financial Services Committee in Washington, DC, December 2021 (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
BoE's Cunliffe Cautions Against 2008 Repeat With FTX's Derivatives Rule Change Proposal
The Bank of England official is skeptical whether decentralized finance will ever be a thing.
FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried testifies before the House Financial Services Committee in Washington, DC, December 2021 (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

LSEG expands to include digital assets in its SEDOL Masterfile securities database. (spatuletail/Shutterstock)
London Stock Exchange Watching for 'Interesting' Blockchain Use Cases: CEO
The London Stock Exchange is waiting to see which blockchain use cases gain traction before taking the plunge itself, CEO Nikhil Rathi has said.
LSEG expands to include digital assets in its SEDOL Masterfile securities database. (spatuletail/Shutterstock)

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South Africa's Central Bank Claims Success in Blockchain Payment Trial
South Africa Reserve Bank indicates that tests of a blockchain-based system for interbank clearance and settlement produced astonishing results.
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CBOE CEO Blasts 'Uncalled For' Bitcoin Futures Critiques
CBOE's chief executive is pushing back at suggestions that the exchange's newly-launched bitcoin futures market was hastily done.
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Nasdaq Awarded Patent for Blockchain Data Matching System
Nasdaq has been awarded a patent for a blockchain-based data matching system that could boost efficiency in clearing and settlement.
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