In the absence of formal crypto rules from U.S. government agencies, the National Futures Association (NFA) is setting up standards for its members that deal in digital assets commodities.
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One observer said poor order book depth is primarily responsible for bitcoin’s rally, while others pointed to the cryptocurrency’s sound money appeal and Fed pivot speculation as bigger catalysts.
The association has received sponsorship from crypto investment firm Geometry Research and StarkWare Industries – the software company behind StarkNet, a layer 2 Ethereum zero-knowledge rollup scaling solution.
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While capital flowed into bitcoin amid a period of uncertainty, the cryptocurrency’s fractured liquidity arguably played the largest role in its surge.