CFTC Chair Considers Bitcoin and Ethereum to Be Commodities
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Rostin Behnam has expressed his belief that Bitcoin and Ethereum are commodities, though the digital asset market contains commodities and securities alike. He therefore....
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