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In a court case of fraud allegations<\/a> against My Big Coin Pay, a federal judge ruled that cryptocurrencies can be treated as commodities, even as legal discussions over its asset status continue.<\/p>\n

As reported<\/a> by Reuters on Sept. 27, the judge ruled \u201cvirtual currencies\u201d fall under the jurisdiction of the Commodities Futures Trading Commision (CFTC), the U.S. derivatives regulator. After the decision, the watchdog can closely monitor and take action against cryptocurrency frauds in the country, which thus far has been confined to several authorities taking independent steps.<\/p>\n

In January 2018, blockchain entrepreneur Randall Crater founded an undisclosed company to perpetrate a $6 million fraud on unassuming investors interesting in purchasing My Big Coin (MBC)\u2013a payments-focussed cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n

A distraught investor lodged a lawsuit against the two parties, Crater and MBC, claiming the accused named their company to sound like \u201cbitcoin\u201d and misguided investors by claiming MBC tokens were backed by gold. Over 28 customers were scammed out of $6 million in this process.<\/p>\n

Crater\u2019s lawyers dismissed the cases from federal courts initially, stating the CFTC had no business over cryptocurrency fraud cases as the asset class offers no service to base futures contracts on nor is a tangible good\u2013both factors which fall under the agency\u2019s purview.<\/p>\n

However, District Judge Rya Zobel in Boston ruled MBC fell in the Commodity Exchange Act\u2019s definition of a commodity, as commodities are identified broadly by the law books, instead of adhering to specifics.<\/p>\n

Both Bitcoin and MBC are categorized as virtual currencies, declared Zobel, adding that Bitcoin futures trade CFTC-regulated bourses and, by extension, the agency gains oversight of similar financial products.<\/p>\n

Judge Zobel continued:<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is sufficient, especially at the pleading stage, for plaintiff to allege that My Big Coin is a \u2018commodity\u2019 under the Act.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Industry observers and blockchain lawyers present at the hearing were closely following the judge\u2019s words. A finding in MBC\u2019s favor would have meant the CFTC loses its ability to police cryptocurrency frauds.<\/p>\n

While the accused are yet to be trialed for their offenses, knowledge of the CFTC\u2019s understanding of cryptocurrencies is a step forward for the broader industry.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, lawyers defending MBC called out the court ruling. They seek to challenge the case to disprove many of the plaintiff's \u201cfactual allegations,\u201d apart from contesting the differences between Bitcoin and My Big Coin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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