Bitcoin Is Officially a Commodity, According to U.S. Regulator
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission makes its mark.
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Virtual money is officially a commodity, just like crude oil or wheat.
So says the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which on Thursday announced it had filed and settled charges against a Bitcoin exchange for facilitating the trading of option contracts on its platform.