LabCFTC: Releases Digital Assets Primer

  • LabCFTC’s mission to be the FACE of innovation within the CFTC in promoting responsible innovation among financial industry
  • The Commodity Futures Trading Commission released a Digital Assets Primer to provide updated information to the public
  • The primer part of a series issued by the CFTC’s innovation office, LabCFTC, and the second to delve into issues surrounding digital assets
  • This Digital Asset Primer builds on LabCFTC’s 2017 Primer on Virtual Currencies focused on virtual currencies like bitcoin
  • The focus of this Digital Asset Primer broader to include not only virtual currency, but also smart contracts
  • Digital assets varied set of features and applications that touch a range of regulatory domains, including that of the CFTC
Laura M
Laura M
Laura is a financial reporter, editor, and researcher with a particular interest in fintech innovation, capital markets, and the evolving global banking landscape.

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