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SEC, CFTC Hit Crypto App Abra With $300K in Penalties Over Illegal Swaps

The financial regulators both found fault with Abra offering security-based swaps without first checking to see whether investors were eligble.

Abra CEO Bill Barhydt (CoinDesk archives)

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CFTC Hints at Future Digital Asset Regulatory Framework

The U.S. commodities regulator has a four-year plan for fostering responsible innovations in the crypto asset space.

CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert

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ErisX Announces Launch of First US Ether Futures Contracts

ErisX is launching physically settled ether futures contracts, it announced Monday.

ErisX CEO Thomas Chippas (Credit: CoinDesk archives)

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CFTC Claims 'Massive Fraudulent' Scheme Defrauded Investors of $20M

The CFTC alleged three individuals and affiliated entities defrauded crypto and binary options investors out of $20 million over 5 years.

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Crypto Advocate Brian Quintenz Will Step Down From CFTC Role by October

CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz, who sponsored the Technology Advisory Committee and advocated for self regulation in the crypto industry, will leave his post by late October.

CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz

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CFTC Approves Bitnomial to Offer Futures Contracts Settled in Real Bitcoin

The CFTC has approved Bitnomial Exchange to offer margined bitcoin futures and options contracts.

CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert (Credit: CoinDesk archives)

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CFTC Charges Florida Resident With Defrauding Crypto Investors Out of $1.6M

The CFTC alleged Florida resident Alan Friedland defrauded investors out of $1.6 million, promising returns through his “Compcoin” token and an algorithmic trading software which never materialized.

Compcoin brought in $1.6 million, the CFTC claimed, and even managed to get listed – temporarily – on digital asset exchanges during its sale from 2016 through 2018. (CFTC Chair Heath Tarbert image via CoinDesk archives)

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The CFTC Just Defined What 'Actual Delivery' of Crypto Should Look Like

The CFTC created formal guidance for when one party has “delivered” crypto assets to another, settling a long-standing question around the issue.

The CFTC is granting companies a 90-day period to comply with its new guidance around "actual delivery." (CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert image via CoinDesk archives)

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CFTC Sues Alleged Crypto Ponzi Scammer for $500K Theft

The CFTC is charging Breonna Clark and Venture Capital Investments with defrauding investors by pretending to run a commodity pool invested in crypto and foreign currency contracts.

CFTC logo (Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock)

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LabCFTC Wants to Meet FinTech Startups in New York

LabCFTC, the CFTC's fintech research wing, is visiting New York in April to discuss startups' concerns and projects with their teams.

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