LabCFTC released a new Primer on Smart Contracts

LabCFTC is the focal point for the CFTC’s efforts to promote responsible financial technology (FinTech) innovation and fair competition for the benefit of the American public. LabCFTC is the hub for the agency’s engagement with the FinTech innovation community.

LabCFTC has two important goals:

• To promote responsible FinTech innovation to improve the quality, resiliency, and competitiveness of our markets.
• To accelerate CFTC engagement with FinTech and RegTech solutions that may enable the CFTC to carry out its mission responsibilities more effectively and efficiently.

The Core LabCFTC Components are GuidePoint and CFTC 2.0.

GuidePoint facilitates FinTech innovation development with the CFTC, helps innovators understand the CFTC's regulatory framework (RegTech), and shares feedback about new innovative technology.

CFTC 2.0 promotes adoption of new technology through use cases and other models.

FinTech Primers: virtual currencies and smart contracts

The first primer, about virtual currencies, may be accessed here.

To read a copy of the most recent primer on smart contracts, click here.

Innovators who are working on a technology that may be regulated or supervised by the CFTC may contact LabCFTC@CFTC.gov for further exploration.