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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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CFTC Chairman Michael Selig has pledged to help reshape regulations for onchain finance during Chainlink’s Link:NYC event, as the agency develops a federal registration pathway for crypto trading platforms. Chainlink’s official event updates attributed the remarks to Selig at the…
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Utah files 14 criminal charges against Kalshi and its founders over alleged illegal sports gambling as the CFTC challenges state enforcement powers.
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Polymarket has faced renewed CFTC scrutiny over whether it honored the U.S. access restrictions tied to its $1.4 million settlement in 2022, according to Reuters. Reuters reported on Oct. 27, citing two people familiar with the matter, that the review…
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the U.S. government have sued Utah over its enforcement against prediction markets, bringing the agency’s state jurisdiction challenges to 10. The CFTC’s Oct. 27 announcement said the lawsuit seeks to stop Utah from using…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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Former CFTC acting chair Caroline Pham says existing laws can support U.S. crypto regulation and predicts tokenized stocks will grow within two years.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
