The SEC Office of Investor Education and Advocacy and the CFTC Office of Customer Education and Outreach cautioned investors on the risks associated with investing in a fund that has exposure to the Bitcoin futures market.
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A CFTC Agriculture Advisory Subcommittee offered recommendations on the "Efficient and Effective Oversight of Changes to Agricultural Futures Contracts with Open Interest."
El Salvador became the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender and the International Money Fund Communications Director expressed concerns.
FINRA proposed amendments to its rule on financial exploitation that would allow firms to extend "a temporary hold on a disbursement of funds or securities or a transaction in securities for an additional 30-business days if the member firm has reported the matter to a state regulator or agency or a court of competent jurisdiction."
A firm settled FINRA charges for failing to ensure the best execution of its customers' over-the-counter orders and related deficiencies in its supervisory system.