Ethereum Watch

Ethereum prices are free-falling less than 24 hours after Gary Gensler, the chairperson of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), was put to task on whether ETH, the native cryptocurrency of Ethereum, was a security or a commodity. Advertisements SEC Chair Fails To Clarify On ETH’s Status That Gensler failed to clarify the status of […]

Key Takeaways The CFTC has filed a lawsuit against the decentralized autonomous organization behind the Ooki Protocol, Ooki DAO, for allegedly running an illegal derivatives trading platform. The lawsuit marks the first time a government agency has charged governance token holders of a decentralized non-custodial blockchain protocol for allegedly breaking the law. The case could […]

CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert has said ether, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, is a commodity. Advertisements Speaking at the Yahoo! Finance All Markets Summit Thursday, Tarbert said he believes ether is not a security. “We’ve been very clear on bitcoin: bitcoin is a commodity. We haven’t said anything about ether – until now,” […]

NChain chief scientist Craig Wright has criticized ethereum to a top U.S. regulator, while again claiming to be bitcoin’s pseudonymous inventor, Satoshi Nakamoto. Advertisements In a response to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) request for input on crypto asset mechanics and markets, the Australian entrepreneur briefly set out his case that he is […]

Noelle Acheson is a veteran of company analysis and member of CoinDesk’s product team. Advertisements The following article originally appeared in Institutional Crypto by CoinDesk, a newsletter for the institutional market, with news and views on crypto infrastructure delivered every Tuesday. Sign up here. ————————–————————–————————–————————–————————–————————– Are ether futures just around the corner? Advertisements Last week, the US Commodity […]

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) wants to learn more about ethereum, its technology, and the markets that have built up around it. Advertisements In a “Request for Input” (RFI) published Tuesday, the regulator explains that it is looking for public feedback on different questions about ethereum, ranging from its technology to how it’s used. […]

On Friday, the CFTC proposed an interpretation for the term “actual delivery” set forth in the Commodity Exchange Act pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act. The commission requested comment on its proposed interpretation and treatment of virtual currency transactions. Advertisements On December 15, 2017, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced a proposed interpretation regarding its authority […]