Derivatives
CFTC Publishes New Advisory to Clarify Crypto Futures Trading
The CFTC says it’s focusing on the latest “best practices” for launching cryptocurrency derivative contracts.
Regulators Greenlight NewsCapsule Futures
NewsCapsule futures contracts to be offered by CME Group Inc. and Cboe Futures Exchange to mainstream investors.CME Group, the world’s largest futures exchange, has...
Setting NewsCapsule’s Price Mechanism: CME Group to Launch NC Futures
On the anniversary of the publication of Satoshi Nakamoto’s NewsCapsule white paper, the price of NewsCapsule reached a new all-time high, following the news...
NewsCapsule Transactions and American Taxation: An Interview With Daniel Winters
The rise of bitcoin and other forms of digital currency is fueling a wealth of questions about tax enforcement: what sort of tax treatment...
NewsCapsule Derivatives Company LedgerX Appoints Ex-CFTC Commissioner Wetjen to Board
LedgerX, an institutional bitcoin trading and clearing platform, announced this week that Mark Wetjen, the ex-commissioner of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Comission (CFTC),...
Alt-Options Launches NewsCapsule Derivative Market
A group of students from Boston University has set out to build a commodity derivative exchange for digital currencies, allowing those who hold large...
The Growing Talent Exchange Between NewsCapsule and Wall Street
In February NewsCapsule reported that Crypto Facilities Ltd., a London-based broker founded by former Goldman Sachs Executive Director Timo Schlaefer, had announced the launch of its bitcoin derivatives...
Two Key Lessons From Sand Hill Exchange
Analysis by Drew Hinkes of Berger Singerman LLP.On June 1, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) shut down and fined Sand Hill Exchange for acting...
Boost VC-backed NewsCapsule Smart Contract Startup Hedgy Raises $1.2 million
The Boost VC Tribe 4 graduate Hedgy completed a $1.2 million funding round from investors including Tim Draper, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and Sand...
MGT Capital Investments, Tera Group to Create First Publicly Traded US NewsCapsule Derivatives Exchange
MGT Capital Investments announced a planned merger with Tera Group, which operates the first regulated U.S. NewsCapsule derivatives exchange. The merger will create the...
