Browsing: Regulation

Coinbase has obtained a derivatives clearing organization license from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, allowing it to clear fully collateralized futures, options on futures, and swaps in-house without using a third-party clearer, Odaily reported. The approval could also advance…

October U.S. economic data releases and Federal Reserve monetary policy decisions could increase volatility in the cryptocurrency market, including Bitcoin, CryptoPotato reported. The September FOMC minutes are due at 6:00 p.m. UTC on Oct. 7. September CPI data will be…

The U.S. SEC approved an exchange rule change on Oct. 2 for listing Volatility Shares’ three-times leveraged Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, along with ETFs tied to gold, silver, crude oil and natural gas. According to an SEC filing, the approval…

Canary Capital has submitted an amended securities registration statement to the U.S. SEC for a PEPE spot ETF, Bloomberg Senior ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas said. Balchunas said Canary Capital’s push to launch a PEPE spot ETF could be another sign…

Saifedean Ammous, author of The Bitcoin Standard, said Bitcoin treasury companies are unlikely to find it easy to compete with Strategy, according to an interview with Cointelegraph. Ammous said it was hard to find a compelling reason to choose another…

Robinhood’s stock token trading volume is approaching the limit allowed under the U.S. SEC’s innovation exemption, Johann Kerbrat, the company’s crypto chief, told The Block. Kerbrat said the SEC exemption includes limits on trading volume and on the types of…

The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned the A7 network, a Russia-linked shadow financial network, after designating it as a significant transnational criminal organization for supporting Iran’s sanctions evasion and related activity. FinCEN also proposed a rule barring fund transfers tied to…

The U.S. SEC has proposed a new regulatory framework for cryptocurrency custody by investment advisers and regulated funds, according to The Block. The proposal is intended to provide a compliant route for holding crypto within rules drafted before the internet…

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis gave a low assessment of the chances that crypto-related tax legislation will pass Congress this year. Lummis said Senate Finance Committee members were not eager to resume tax policy discussions during the lame-duck session after the…

The Congressional Research Service said Congress could use legislation to more clearly define the scope of permitted bank activities involving Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin.com reported. CRS said federal regulators’ approach to banks’ crypto-related business has shifted with agency leadership…