Top Stories
CFTC News
Top CFTC Stories
Latest CFTC News
News
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has advanced a voluntary federal registration pathway for crypto exchanges, Chairman Mike Selig has said, as Congress has yet to enact a crypto market-structure law. In an Oct. 26 X post, Mike Selig said…
News
CFTC Chairman Michael Selig has said the agency is monitoring prediction markets for possible manipulation ahead of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, according to reporting on his latest television interview. Bloomberg’s Oct. 23 interview with Selig covered election-market surveillance alongside…
News
Utah sues Kalshi and Susquehanna trading firms, seeking up to $61.2 million in alleged betting fees as the prediction market's federal appeal continues.
News
Hyperliquid Policy Center has asked the CFTC to allow U.S. futures and perpetual contracts tied to GPU rental prices and the cost of running AI models in an Oct. 20 letter. Hyperliquid Policy Center said data-center operators, lenders and AI…
Feature
Two parties to a federal settlement asked to undo it after the regulator reassessed its own case. The judge refused. Gemini has already paid $5 million, but the more consequential dispute was over a continuing injunction and a court order…
News
Gemini and CFTC lose their bid to overturn a $5 million settlement after a U.S. judge rejects their arguments and leaves the original order intact.
Feature
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has started a rulemaking process for a narrow but consequential slice of crypto trading: transactions offered to retail customers with leverage, margin or financing. The agency is seeking comments on how a federally registered…
News
Former CFTC acting chair Caroline Pham says existing laws can support U.S. crypto regulation and predicts tokenized stocks will grow within two years.
News
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has proposed adding event contracts covering four categories, including sports, to its swap definition while issuing a separate rule excluding casino-style gambling products. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced the proposal on Oct. 9, describing…
News
House Financial Services Committee Chair French Hill has renewed his push for a permanent US crypto law, saying regulatory action falls short of legislation as the Senate faces just 22 session days after November’s elections. Fox Business carried Hill’s comments…
News
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has opened a consultation on two crypto regulatory frameworks, Regulation CTX and Regulation CAM, with written comments due within 60 days of publication in the Federal Register. The CFTC announced on Oct. 5 that…
Feature
Two CFTC event-contract actions reached White House review on September 28. One would define swaps to include event contracts. The other, labeled an interim final rule, would exclude casino-style gambling products. Five days earlier, a federal appeals court held that…
News
Coinbase Clearing has received CFTC registration to clear fully collateralized derivatives using USDC collateral and 24/7 settlement.
News
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has begun preparing financial markets for what Chair Michael Selig called “mass tokenization,” as the agency works to adapt existing rules for blockchain, artificial intelligence and onchain finance. CFTC Chair Michael Selig said during…
News
CFTC warns mention markets tied to individual speech or conduct carry heightened manipulation risks and require stronger exchange safeguards.
News
Kalshi has asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to approve a margin framework for eligible event contracts, limiting access to qualified participants and excluding markets tied to sports. Kalshi margin framework targets eligible event contracts Kalshi Klear’s Sept. 22 filing…
Feature
