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CFTC staff withdraws special virtual-currency derivative listing advisory

Regulation · · Ketju Research

Commodity Futures Trading Commission staff

What changed

CFTC staff withdrew Advisory 18-14 concerning virtual-currency derivative product listings.

Who it affects

  • DCMs, DCOs, FCMs, commodity pools, CTAs, investment advisers, and clients

What is still open

  • How ordinary product-review processes will address virtual-currency derivatives

What it means for an advisor

  • Update product-listing and diligence assumptions but retain all generally applicable CFTC requirements.

Sources

  1. CFTC staff withdraws special virtual-currency derivative listing advisory · Commodity Futures Trading Commission staff ·

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