# ‘Nakamoto Terminal’ selected prize winner of CFTC’s first science competition

# ‘Nakamoto Terminal’ selected prize winner of CFTC’s first science competition

“# ‘Nakamoto Terminal’ selected prize winner of CFTC’s first science competition ” A blockchain data platform has been selected the winner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s first science competition, offering yet another compelling sign that distributed ledger technology has burst onto the mainstream. Nakamoto Terminal, a digital-asset analytics platform built by open-source intelligence company…

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# Law Decoded: Of AML and appointees, Nov. 6–13

# Law Decoded: Of AML and appointees, Nov. 6–13

“# Law Decoded: Of AML and appointees, Nov. 6–13 ” Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Editor’s note In the United States, as President Donald Trump stonewalls any efforts at transitioning to a new administration, all eyes are on Joe Biden’s potential…

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# CFTC allows ErisX to clear commodities beyond crypto

# CFTC allows ErisX to clear commodities beyond crypto

“# CFTC allows ErisX to clear commodities beyond crypto ” The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, recently approved a license modification for ErisX’s clearing house. The license amendment allows ErisX freedom to offer more trading products.  “The significance of the Amended Order is that it expands our licensed activities allowing us to clear products on…

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# US crypto derivatives merchants need to leave customer funds alone, says CFTC

# US crypto derivatives merchants need to leave customer funds alone, says CFTC

“# US crypto derivatives merchants need to leave customer funds alone, says CFTC ” Per guidance released Wednesday evening, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is advising businesses trading in crypto derivatives to hold customer funds very carefully. The new guidance continues the CFTC’s interest in carving out rules for custodianship of virtual currencies — an area obviously…

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