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Coinbase, Kalshi, Payward and three trading firms back the CFTC in a federal lawsuit over whether single-stock perpetual futures fall under its authority.
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Kalshi has reported more than $2.5 billion in trading volume on its 2026 U.S. midterm election markets, nearly twice the $1.3 billion recorded during the 2024 election cycle. According to Kalshi’s Nov. 4 recap, traders anticipated Democratic control of both…
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Hyperliquid Strategies reports $620.6 million in Q3 profit, adds 9.1 million HYPE tokens and applies to establish a U.S.-regulated futures business.
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A federal judge has rejected an emergency request to halt US stock perpetual futures while finding that the challengers are likely to succeed in arguing that the CFTC exceeded its legal authority. According to the Southern District of New York’s…
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Cboe and Citadel Securities-backed group sues the CFTC over stock perpetual futures, arguing the contracts fall under SEC jurisdiction, not CFTC rules.
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The CFTC has cleared the first perpetual futures contracts tied to individual stocks for trading on eligible US exchanges, bringing the crypto market’s no-expiration contract structure into regulated American equity derivatives markets. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced the clearance…
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tZERO has agreed to go public through a merger with FG Imperii Acquisition Corp. at a $350 million pre-money equity valuation, with an NYSE American listing under TZRO expected after closing in early 2027. According to tZERO’s Nov. 2 announcement,…
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CFTC proposes a federal registration route for leveraged crypto markets, with new trading safeguards and public comments open until December 14.
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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…
