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CFTC Seeks Public Input on New Framework for Leveraged Crypto Trading
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is asking the public how federal commodities laws should apply to leveraged crypto trades and digital asset trading platforms. A proposal published in...
CFTC Shrinks Workforce as Crypto and Prediction Markets Expand
As cryptocurrency and prediction markets expand, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is shrinking. CFTC’s staffing has fallen by 21% compared to its 10-year average, and enforcement actions dropped...
CFTC Clears Path for US Exchanges to Launch Perpetual Futures
The CFTC has granted conditional no-action relief allowing eligible U.S. exchanges to offer certain futures contracts without expiration dates. The agency issued the relief on Oct. 3 and announced it...
CFTC Proposes Federal Framework for Leveraged Retail Crypto Trading
The CFTC has opened a rulemaking process aimed at creating federal oversight for leveraged and margined retail cryptocurrency trading. The proposal could give crypto exchanges another regulatory route while strengthening...
White House Reviews New CFTC Rules as Prediction Market Fight Escalates
The White House is reviewing two CFTC proposals that could reshape federal oversight of rapidly expanding prediction markets. The proposals would broaden the definition of swaps to cover event contracts....
CFTC Wins $31.5M Fundsz Judgment, Bars Two Executives From Trading
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission won a $31.5 million default judgment against two Fundsz board members over an alleged digital asset fraud scheme. A Florida federal court ordered Brian...
CFTC Sues Cash FX Over Alleged $950M Crypto-Linked Forex Scheme
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued Cash FX Group and three people over an alleged $950 million foreign-exchange investment scheme that used cryptocurrency. The agency filed the complaint Sept. 25...
CFTC Sends Crypto Rules to White House After CLARITY Act Setback
The CFTC has sent proposed crypto market rules to the White House for review after the Senate stalled the CLARITY Act this week. The agency submitted the proposal to the...
CFTC Eases Registration Rules for Software Linking Users to Derivatives
U.S. derivatives regulators moved to reduce a registration hurdle for software providers connecting users with regulated markets. The CFTC’s Market Participants Division issued a no-action position Thursday for passive software...
Kalshi Files for Gold and Silver Perpetual Futures With CFTC
Kalshi has moved deeper into traditional markets after filing plans for gold and silver perpetual futures with the CFTC. The move would expand its derivatives lineup beyond cryptocurrency and give...
CFTC Fines Former White House Aide $172,000 Over Kalshi Speech Trades
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ordered former White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez to pay more than $172,000 after finding that he used advance knowledge of President Donald Trump’s speeches...
CFTC Signals Swift Crypto Rulemaking if Congress Stalls Clarity Act
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has begun preparing crypto market rules as lawmakers struggle to advance the Clarity Act. CFTC Chair Michael Selig directed agency staff to develop a framework...
Trump Hosts Crypto Leaders as SEC, CFTC Policy Moves Put US Markets on Watch
The White House crypto meeting remains ahead as traders wait for President Donald Trump to address technology leaders Wednesday. The event is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET, according to reporter...
CFTC Bars FTX Executives From Trading After Settlement With Agency
CFTC bars former FTX executives Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang from trading after cooperation, adding to the fallout from the exchange’s collapse.
Trump Crypto Meeting Could Shape Policy Signals for Bitcoin and US Stocks
Washington will place crypto regulation and prediction markets on the same policy table next week. President Donald Trump is expected to join industry executives at the White House on Wednesday,...
CFTC Sets Aug. 20 Crypto Talks as Regulators Seek Clearer Rules
The CFTC will discuss crypto rules, AI-driven trading and prediction markets as US regulators weigh clearer digital-asset oversight.
CFTC Accuses Goliath Ventures in Alleged $397M Crypto Fraud Scheme
The CFTC accuses Goliath Ventures of a $397M crypto fraud scheme as Delgado faces mounting legal action from U.S. regulators.
CFTC Directs Kalshi to Keep Michigan Trades Active Amid Legal Fight
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has intensified its dispute with Michigan by directing Kalshi to continue honoring trades involving state residents. The federal regulator argued that market participants deserve certainty...
SEC Advances Project Crypto as Chairman Atkins Outlines On-Chain Market Plans
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is moving ahead with a broad regulatory initiative to support the transition of financial markets to blockchain-based infrastructure, according to SEC Chairman Paul Atkins....
CFTC Drops No-Deny Policy, Letting Companies Dispute Allegations Publicly
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has rescinded a policy that required defendants to agree not to publicly deny the agency’s allegations as a condition of settling enforcement cases. The rule...
Trump Backs CFTC Control Over Prediction Markets
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social about two major issues simultaneously: who controls prediction markets and who leads the world in crypto. “It is critically important that the CFTC’s...
CFTC Chair Mike Selig Rejects Insider Trading Claims in Prediction Markets
CFTC Chair Mike Selig pushed back against claims that insider trading is widespread in prediction markets. He said the idea that enforcement rules are unclear is false and does not...
CFTC Sues New York to Block Gambling Laws on Prediction Platforms
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has opened a new front in its fight over prediction markets, filing suit against New York to block the state from applying gambling laws to...
