News list for " commodity trading"

CFTC chairperson warns of'void 'in cryptocurrency and political betting regulation

According to the Financial Times, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has warned of a regulatory "void" for cryptocurrencies and called for greater scrutiny of the political betting market. CFTC Chairperson Rostin Behnam said he will step down on January 20, the day of Trump's inauguration. Behn...

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2025-01-07 18:23:57
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairperson Rostin Behnam will step down on January 20

According to the Financial Times, Rostin Behnam, chairperson of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), will step down on January 20.

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2025-01-07 18:08:52
Bitcoin futures at CME break through $100,000

The futures price of bitcoin on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) broke through the $100,000 mark, but the spot price on the mainstream cryptocurrency exchange has not yet broken through the $100,000.

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2024-11-29 23:58:11
Two-thirds of punters on prediction market Kalshi believe bitcoin will hit a new all-time high this year

Two-thirds of punters on Kalshi, a prediction market regulated by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), believe bitcoin will hit an all-time high this year, but less than half believe it will reach $80,000 by the end of 2024.

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2024-11-03 05:59:30
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): Leveraged funds and non-commercial accounts lifted net short positions in U.S. 2-year Treasury futures to a record high.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): Leveraged funds and non-commercial accounts lifted net short positions in U.S. 2-year Treasury futures to a record high.

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2024-11-02 03:47:38
More than 60% of cryptocurrency investors in Indonesia are under the age of 30

According to data released by Indonesia's Commodity Futures Trading Regulator (Bappebti) and local cryptocurrency platforms, more than 60% of cryptocurrency investors in the country are between the ages of 18 and 30. The September report revealed that 26.9% of investors are between the ages of 18 and 24, while 35.1% are between the ages of 25 and 30. In addition to the demographics, Bappebti also reported that the total amount of crypto asset transactions reached 33.67 trillion Indonesian rupiah...

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2024-10-29 16:26:33
CFTC: Speculative traders go long on the dollar for the first time since August

Data from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) showed that hedge funds, asset managers and other speculators held long positions of about 9.20 billion dollars in the week of October 22, the first time since August that there was a weekly net long.

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2024-10-26 06:36:28
Indonesia extends license period for crypto trading platforms and expands market participation

On October 22nd, the Indonesian Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Authority (Bappebti) announced the extension of the period for cryptocurrency trading platforms to obtain a physical crypto asset dealer (PFAK) license. The decision was made under Bappebti Regulation No. 9 of 2024, which stipulates that cryptocurrency trading platforms must comply with the latest regulatory standards by the last week of November 2024. The regulation marks its third amendment to the rules of the organization of...

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2024-10-22 09:14:34
A judge has ordered a California man to pay $36 million for cryptocurrency and foreign exchange fraud

According to a statement released Friday by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), U.S. District Court Judge Vince Chhabria for the Northern District of California ordered William Koo Ichioka, 30, to pay $31 million to the victim and a $5 million civil penalty. The CFTC charged Ich in June 2023.

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2024-09-21 08:16:00
A judge has ordered a California man to pay $36 million for cryptocurrency and foreign exchange fraud

According to a statement released Friday by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), U.S. District Court Judge Vince Chhabria for the Northern District of California ordered William Koo Ichioka, 30, to pay $31 million to the victim and a $5 million civil penalty. The CFTC charged Ichi in June 2023.

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2024-09-21 03:26:38
Speculative traders turned bearish on the dollar for the first time since February this year

Hedge funds, asset managers and other participants in the futures market were all bearish on the dollar in the week ending Aug. 27, according to the latest data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The last time they held a net short position in the dollar was in February, when traders prematurely predicted about six rate cuts in 2024. The dollar fell 1.6 percent in August, its biggest one-month drop this year. With the Federal Reserve expected to cut interest rates by at least ...

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2024-08-31 09:15:09
Speculative traders turned bearish on the dollar for the first time since February

Hedge funds, asset managers and other participants in the futures market were all bearish on the dollar in the week ending Aug. 27, according to the latest data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The last time they held a net short position in the dollar was in February, when traders prematurely predicted about six rate cuts in 2024. The dollar fell 1.6 percent in August, its biggest one-month drop this year. With the Federal Reserve expected to cut rates by at least 25 basis ...

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2024-08-31 05:28:47
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): Hedge funds are net long the yen for the first time since 2021.

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): Hedge funds are net long the yen for the first time since 2021.

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2024-08-17 03:33:59
The CFTC has paid $1 million to whistleblowers of digital asset cases

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on Aug. 8 that it had paid a $1 million reward to the whistleblower for providing information that led to enforcement action in the digital asset market. The regulator said the whistleblower provided previously unknown details of improper trading. Under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA), the CFTC did not disclose the identity of the whistleblower, specific enforcement actions or the exact amount of the award. IanMc Ginley, CFTC enforc...

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2024-08-11 13:44:19
The Japan Exchange announced that trading in the Nikkei 225 futures index has been suspended for the second time.

The Japan Exchange announced that trading in the Nikkei 225 futures index has been suspended for the second time.

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2024-08-05 13:31:47