ETH can be both a security and a commodity, former CFTC commissioner says
Ether can simultaneously be both a security and commodity, meaning it lies under the regulatory scope of two federal agencies, according to former Commodities Futures Trading Commission Commissioner Dan Berkovitz.
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Ether can simultaneously be both a security and commodity, meaning it lies under the regulatory scope of two federal agencies, according to former Commodities Futures Trading Commission Commissioner Dan Berkovitz.
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