Tag: US Government

January 25, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

The US government shutdown is affecting Bitcoin

The US government is currently shutdown. This is one of the longest shutdowns of the US government ever in history. While President Trump tries to firmly defend his position on the future "Wall", the US government shutdown is affecting the number one cryptocurrency by market cap - Bitcoin. While there may be little correlation between…

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June 30, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

CFTC issues proposed rule on cross-border margin

Should the proposed rule be implemented, U.S. covered swap entities would be required to comply with the Commission’s margin rules for all uncleared swaps but would be eligible for substituted compliance with respect to margin that they post (but not that they collect) for swaps with certain non-U.S. counterparties

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