US Senator: Bitcoin Is a Commodity — ‘There Is No Dispute About This’

U.S. Senator John Boozman says bitcoin, although a cryptocurrency, is a commodity in the eyes of the federal courts and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman. He stressed that exchanges where commodities are traded, including bitcoin, must be regulated and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is the right regulator for the crypto spot […]