In March, the European Securities and Markets Authority instituted a 2:1 leverage limit for cryptocurrency contracts for differences (CFDs) at the same time that it barred the sale of binary options (cryptocurrency - based or otherwise) to retail investors. (ethnews.com)
«The AMF concludes that a cash - settled cryptocurrency contract may qualify as a derivative, irrespective of the legal qualification of a cryptocurrency,» the AMF said in the statement, as reported by CCN. (hacked.com)
On March 29, 2018, the United Kingdom's financial markets regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), issued a warning about Olsson Capital, an unlicensed foreign exchange and broker of cryptocurrency contracts for differences (CFDs) based in Sofia, Bulgaria. (ethnews.com)