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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission plays a key role in crypto regulation, making CFTC news critical for market participants. As the agency oversees derivatives and trading platforms, its stance on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other digital assets influences industry policies. Ongoing legal cases and enforcement actions continue shaping the regulatory landscape.
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Congress has advanced a major crypto market bill that would give the CFTC new power over digital commodities despite fresh concerns about the agency’s staffing and funding. Brookings fellow Tonantzin Carmona has warned that the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act…
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The CFTC has warned regulated derivatives platforms that round-the-clock trading may suit crypto-native markets but may not work safely across every traditional asset class. The CFTC said in a Friday advisory that exchanges and clearinghouses should carefully assess products before…
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved Kalshi to launch the first federally regulated Bitcoin perpetual futures contract in the United States, opening a new path for crypto derivatives trading onshore. According to a CFTC announcement released Friday, Kalshi…
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Polymarket has clarified that it is not introducing mandatory Know Your Customer checks across its main prediction market platform despite renewed scrutiny over compliance and restricted-jurisdiction access. In a post on X, Polymarket vice president of engineering Josh Stevens said…
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U.S. authorities have charged a Google software engineer with insider trading tied to prediction markets, as federal regulators continue tightening scrutiny around Polymarket and other event-based trading platforms. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Google employee Michele Spagnuolo allegedly…
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has moved to scrap its $5 million settlement with crypto exchange Gemini after concluding that the enforcement case should not have been filed under the agency’s current standards. In a joint motion filed Wednesday…
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The CFTC has moved a proposed rule on prediction-markets event contracts into White House review as federal and state officials fight over who should police the fast-growing sector. Bloomberg first reported that the proposal is now before the White House…
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Kalshi backs Americans for Fair Markets with ex-Trump aide as House probe and state gambling cases raise pressure on prediction markets now.
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NYT says CFTC officials who questioned prediction market firms were suspended as crypto enforcement fell and state legal fights widened.
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Former CFTC chair Timothy Massad says a US CBDC ban cannot stop behind-the-scenes infrastructure work. Former CFTC chair Timothy Massad told London’s Digital Money Summit on May 19 that a US digital dollar is ultimately inevitable. He said the CBDC…
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CFTC sues Minnesota to block its Aug. 1 prediction markets ban as crypto rules split between bank custody and kiosk restrictions statewide.
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House Agriculture leaders urge Trump to fill CFTC seats as CLARITY Act advances, raising focus on crypto oversight and rulemaking plans now.
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CFTC grants no-action relief on event contract reporting, easing swap data duties for DCMs, DCOs and participants amid growing legal fights.
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CFTC backs Kalshi in Ohio appeal, saying prediction markets on regulated exchanges fall under federal oversight, not state gambling rules
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CFTC Chair Michael Selig says the agency may codify Phantom-style protections for non-custodial crypto software developers.
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Payward has completed its acquisition of Bitnomial, giving Kraken a regulated pathway to launch crypto derivatives in the U.S. According to a company statement released Friday, the deal hands Payward control of a full set of Commodity Futures Trading Commission…
