• Zarejestruj się

Aktualizacje i prognozy rynkowe

Otrzymuj najnowsze wiadomości gospodarcze z ForexMart, w tym aktualizacje rynków finansowych, komunikaty banków centralnych, wskaźniki finansowe i inne istotne informacje, które mogą mieć wpływ na rynek walutowy.

Zastrzeżenie:  ForexMart nie udziela rekomendacji inwestycyjnych, a dostarczone materiały analityczne nie gwarantują przyszłych wyników.

Bitcoin and Ethereum have been recognized as commodities in the United States


12 lipca 2024
watermark Economic news

Bitcoin and Ethereum are officially recognized as digital commodities in accordance with a court decision in the United States. Is this a triumph for the cryptocurrency community? Maybe. But there may be deeper problems behind this victory.


On Wednesday, the head of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that an Illinois court has officially recognized bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) as digital goods in accordance with the Commodity Exchanges Act. This decision can either revolutionize the world of cryptocurrencies or plunge it into regulatory chaos. 


The classification directly contradicts the statements of the head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Gary Gensler, who has so far recognized only bitcoin as a commodity, and classified the rest of the tokens as securities.


Last year, Gensler's position led to large-scale harassment of leading cryptocurrency companies such as Binance, Coinbase, Ripple and Uniswap Labs. The SEC argued that many tokens are securities under the Howie test and require stricter regulation. The CFTC, based on a recent court decision, insists that bitcoin and ethereum are commodities and should be subject to supervision by their department. Such a power struggle can lead to even more confusion and uncertainty in the cryptocurrency market.


Top Top