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Will ETF Reform Beat Crypto ETFs to the Finish Line?
By Rob Daly
May 23, 2019, Markets Media
Having the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approve a bitcoin-based exchange trade product before reforming its ETF approval process could be putting …
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Europe prepares raft of post-Brexit banking reforms
By Huw Jones
May 15, 2019, Reuters
The European Commission is working on its biggest regulatory push on banking since the 2008 financial crash that could curb Britain’s access to …
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ECB Official Considers Stablecoins More Promising Than Bitcoins
By Carolynn Look and William Horobin
May 14, 2019, Bloomberg
European Central Bank policy maker Francois Villeroy de Galhau said not all cryptocurrencies are created equal.
While ECB President Mario …
Read More →The Weekly Rant with Larry Tabb: May 6, 2019
A major component of the post-financial crisis transparency push is an increased focus by global regulators on transaction reporting, on both the buy and sell sides. The problem, says …
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Regulators Ready to Approve Ethereum Futures, CFTC Insider Says
By Nikhilesh De
May 6, 2019, CoinDesk
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is willing to approve an ether futures contract – provided it ticks all the right boxes, …
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IOSCO Maps Out 2019 Global Regulatory Focus
By Adrian Whelan, Brown Brothers Harriman
Originally published at the On the Regs blog
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) is a highly influential consortium of global regulators whose …
Read More →Market Structure Weekly with Larry Tabb: May 3, 2019
Wall Street is nearing a big win with the latest revamp to the Volcker Rule, which should clarify what trading is allowed and what is prohibited and hopefully drive the …
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Jamie Dimon testifies about blockchain, cryptocurrency, and consumer security
The CEOs of America’s largest banks testify on Capitol Hill about how the industry has transformed in the 10 years following the financial crisis.…
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U.S. CFTC Chair Says Agency Has Resisted Calls to Suppress Development of Crypto Sector
By Marie Huillet
April 5, 2019, Cointelegraph
United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo has emphasized the agency’s commitment is to monitor, but not impede, the …
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The Continuing Liberation of Futures From Spot, Part 2
By Kurt Dew, Northeastern University
Originally published on the TABBFORUM
A new set of CFTC-submitted crypto futures contract applications moves the futures industry one more step along the path to …
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