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CFTC Commissioner Goldsmith Romero Announces Newly Constituted Technology Advisory Committee And Announces Chair And Vice Chair

Date 13/03/2023

Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero, sponsor of the CFTC’s Technology Advisory Committee (TAC), announced the newly constituted membership of TAC. Commissioner Goldsmith Romero also announced that Carole House will serve as TAC’s chair and Ari Redbord will serve as Vice Chair. Chair Carole House is an Executive in Residence at Terranet Ventures, Inc., and recently served as the Director for Cybersecurity and Secure Digital Innovation for the White House National Security Council, where among other things, she was instrumental in President Biden’s Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets. Vice Chair Ari Redbord is the Head of Legal and Government Affairs at TRM Labs, a blockchain intelligence company that detects and investigates digital asset fraud and financial crimes, who previously served as the Senior Advisor to the Treasury Deputy Secretary and the Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, and is a former federal prosecutor. 

Nadex Adds "UpDown Options" As Alternate Reference To Touch Bracket Contracts

Date 13/03/2023

Pursuant to Section 5c(c)(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the “Act”), and §40.6(a) of the regulations promulgated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “Commission”) under the Act, North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc. (“Nadex”) d/b/a crypto.com | Derivatives N.A., hereby provides notice that it is amending the definition of Touch Bracket contract in Rule 1.1 (Definitions) to indicate that Nadex may from time to time refer to these contracts as “UpDown Touch Bracket Contracts” or simply “UpDown Options”. Nadex is adding the alternate references to provide for more descriptive and accessible terminology which it believes will benefit its marketing efforts of these contracts.

FIA Establishes President's Award, - Honoring Six Derivatives Industry Leaders - New Annual Award Honors Key Individuals From FIA's Membership That Have Advanced Key Strategic Initiatives And Values

Date 13/03/2023

This year, FIA has established its President's Award, an annual honor that recognizes outstanding individuals for their contributions to the global cleared derivatives industry over the past year.

Comment On SVB And Banking Services For Crypto Firms From CryptoUK, Director Of Operations, Su Carpenter

Date 13/03/2023

The news that Silicon Valley Bank UK customers can access their deposits and banking services as usual from today is a huge relief for the crypto and technology sectors.

The Aftermath: What Happened To USDC? - Kaiko Research: Data Debrief

Date 13/03/2023

What a weekend. Today, the Kaiko Research team presents a post-mortem of the mass chaos crypto markets experienced amid SVB’s collapse. 

BIS: Public Debt And Household Inflation Expectations

Date 13/03/2023

Summary

Focus 

Inflation has increased sharply against the background of record-high levels of public debt during the post-pandemic economic recovery. In this paper, we ask whether high public debt might be helping to increase household inflation expectations.

Op-Ed: Getting Crypto Firms To Do Their Work Within The Bounds Of The Law, SEC Chair Gary Gensler, March 9, 2023

Date 13/03/2023

The full version of this Op-Ed was published in The Hill

When I taught a course on blockchain and money at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, I asked my students every semester who they thought Satoshi Nakamoto was.

CME Group Announces First Day Of Trading Of Event Contracts On Bitcoin Futures

Date 13/03/2023

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced the first day of trading of event contracts on Bitcoin futures.

ICE Provides Access To Blue Ocean Technologies Overnight Real-Time Equity Data Feed

Date 13/03/2023

• Provides greater transparency into U.S. equity trading during Asian business hours
• Blue Ocean ATS joins roster of leading global exchange data offered over ICE Consolidated Feed

Bloomberg Enters Agreement To Acquire Broadway - Transaction Will Accelerate Multi-Asset Solutions For Rates And Credit Markets

Date 13/03/2023

Bloomberg has entered into an agreement to acquire Broadway Technology, LLC (“Broadway”), a cutting-edge provider of high-performance front-office fintech solutions. This acquisition will enable Bloomberg to provide a low latency execution management offering optimized for rates trading, and deliver further innovations in multi-asset software.