CFTC updated guidance on crypto assets FAQ, clarifying that tokenized assets may be used for customer funds compliance
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The report stated that CFTC the departments updated their guidance FAQ, allowing certain compliant tokenized assets to be used for customer funds and not objecting to the use of distributed ledgers to preserve records.
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CFTC: Permits tokenized assets to be used for customer funds compliance and recognizes blockchain recordkeeping
PANews September 26 reported that, according to CFTC an official announcement, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and two other departments recently jointly updated their guidance on crypto assets,CFTC) three departments recently jointly updated their guidance on crypto assets,FAQ, clarifying that registered derivatives merchants may hold compliant customer-funds investment products such as tokenized money market fund shares as equivalent to assets in traditional form;CFTC staff stated that they do not object to relevant entities using blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies to preserve records in order to satisfy federal recordkeeping requirements.
According to PANews, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and two other departments recently jointly updated their guidance on crypto assets FAQ。
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The report stated that registered derivatives merchants may hold compliant customer-funds investment products such as tokenized money market fund shares as equivalent to assets in traditional form.
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The report stated that CFTC staff do not object to relevant entities using blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies to preserve records in order to satisfy federal recordkeeping requirements.
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In simple terms, the report describes CFTC staff's position on two practices: certain compliant tokenized investment products may be held like assets in traditional form; and blockchain and other distributed ledgers may be used to preserve records required by regulators. The original text says that “staff stated that they do not object,” which is not equivalent to unconditional approval of all blockchain-based recordkeeping methods.
Why it matters to readers
This provides registered derivatives merchants with a compliance reference for handling certain tokenized customer-funds investment products and using distributed ledgers to preserve records.
Beginners can understand it as follows: regulators are explaining that an asset's tokenized form or its records being stored on a blockchain does not necessarily exclude compliant use; however, the applicable entities and specific conditions still need to be checked against FAQ the original text.
Risks and unknowns
The material does not provide CFTC the original official announcement, so it is not possible to verify FAQ the complete wording, applicable conditions, and limitations of the three departments' guidance.
The specific names of the “three departments” are not stated in the material.
The report does not specify which assets fall within “other compliant customer-funds investment products.”
The material does not specify the technical, audit, or retention conditions that blockchain records must satisfy.
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