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Latest CFTC stories
- CLARITY Act Faces Long Odds as Congress Enters Its Final Weeks
Industry leaders expect little movement on the bill, while crypto tax rules, CFTC spot-market authority and data center permitting remain among the narrower issues under discussion.
· Regulation
- Louisiana AG Calls Prediction Market Remarks ‘Flatly False’
Her Nov. 14 post did not name the person or specify the statement she disputed. The United States and CFTC filed suit over Louisiana’s event-contract restrictions a day earlier.
· Regulation
- Nadex Lists Cash-Settled Shiba Inu Strike Contracts on Its Platform
The exchange self-certified the swap Nov. 10, and listed contract durations range from 15 minutes to one week.
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- DouroLabs Urges CFTC to Use Multiple Crypto Reference Prices
The proposal focuses on crypto margining and liquidation processes.
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- CFTC Sues Louisiana After Judge Bars Kalshi and Other Operators
A temporary injunction covers more than 30 operators; the CFTC says it came without advance notice or a chance to respond.
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- CFTC Registers Backpack Clearing as a Derivatives Clearing Organization
The registration covers margin-based and fully collateralized futures, futures options and swaps. An application from affiliate TLD Markets remains under review.
· Regulation
- CFTC Sues Louisiana to Challenge State Limits on Event Contracts
The commission says Louisiana's order halted operations at more than 30 companies without notice or a chance to be heard.
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- Trump Nominates Two Democrats to SEC and CFTC Seats for First Time
Matthew Rowland and Kristin Johnson are Democrats; the other two nominees are Republicans. All four require Senate confirmation.
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- Trump Sends Two CFTC Nominees to Senate as Prediction-Market Rules Advance
The CFTC lists Chairman Michael S. Selig as its sole commissioner on a five-seat panel. If confirmed, the nominees would bring it to three members.
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- CFTC Chair Michael Selig Says He Would Take Event Contract Fight to Supreme Court
Selig said the agency would seek to block states from bringing unlicensed-gambling cases against CFTC-regulated exchanges. He also outlined voluntary registration for exchanges without margin, leverage or financing.
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- DOJ and CFTC Sue Arkansas to Block Enforcement Against Kalshi
The complaint argues federal commodities law gives the CFTC exclusive jurisdiction over futures, options and swaps traded on regulated platforms.
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- Justice Department and CFTC Sue Arkansas Attorney General Over Kalshi
The lawsuit seeks to block future state actions against prediction markets regulated by the CFTC.
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- White House Sends Four SEC and CFTC Nominees to the Senate
Two nominees were named for each agency, with terms extending through 2028, 2029, 2030 and 2031.
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- Better Markets Joins Bid to Block U.S. Single-Stock Perpetual Futures
Former acting SEC Chair Allison Herren Lee and former SEC General Counsel John C. Coates joined Better Markets’ court brief.
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- Judge Says CFTC Order Letting Kalshi Operate Gave Appearance of Collusion
The judge denied Novig’s bid to block New York from applying gambling laws to its sports contracts, finding they likely were not swaps under federal law.
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- SEC Backs CFTC Approval of U.S. Single-Stock Perpetual Futures
The SEC argues that related CFTC rule changes were subject to SEC review and says the agencies are cooperating on oversight.
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- tZERO Wins CFTC Approval to Operate Regulated Derivatives Exchange
The designation joins an Oct. 16 clearing registration and satisfies a condition in tZERO’s Oct. 31 merger agreement with FG Imperii.
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- CFTC Warning Raises Prospect of Enforcement Against Kalshi
Kalshi has described the regulatory dispute as procedural.
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- CFTC Probes Whether Kalshi Properly Filed New Event Contracts
Kalshi identified weather-related contracts and called the filing issue minor; many of the contracts involved were not live.
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- Kalshi Says Contract Submissions Involved a Procedural Error
Spokesperson Elisabeth Diana said the issue involved submissions for a few contracts, many of which were not live, and that Kalshi is addressing it.
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- Incoming Democratic Congress Tests Crypto Industry's Washington Influence
Lawmakers have signaled plans to strengthen consumer protections and expand the SEC's role, while committee changes could increase scrutiny of President Trump's crypto interests.
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- CFTC Warns Kalshi It Could Face Action Over Contract Filings
The inquiry centers on required notices for dozens of planned contracts and Kalshi’s process for certifying new products.
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- Warren, Merkley Ask White House About Staff Prediction-Market Safeguards
Their questions cover staff training, contacts with federal agencies and a memo warning against such bets. They seek answers by Nov. 23.
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- Coinbase and Five Firms Seek to Back CFTC in Stock Perps Case
A proposed court brief supports joint SEC-CFTC oversight in a case seeking to halt single-stock perpetual futures. The reply deadline was Nov. 10.
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- Six Firms Seek Permission to File Brief Backing CFTC in U.S. Stock Perpetual Case
Coinbase, Kalshi and four other firms say federal law classifies the contracts as security futures. They also argue blocking U.S. listings could shift trading offshore.
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- CFTC Sanctions Eight Over Unregistered Foreign Broker Activity
The CFTC announced the sanctions Nov. 9.
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- River Markets Affiliate Registers With CFTC as Futures Commission Merchant
River Finance LLC has joined the National Futures Association and can open customer accounts and hold client funds.
· Regulation
- Kalshi Entertainment Markets Reach $813 Million in Volume Through Sept. 25
The 2026 total topped the full-year 2025 figure as reality TV contracts drew questions about insider information and regulatory treatment.
· Business
- Sports predictions are gambling, CME chief says, urging crypto to focus on efficiency
CME chief Terrence Duffy called sports prediction products gambling and questioned regulatory scrutiny, urging crypto to focus on tokenization and market efficiency.
· Insights & Views
- Bitcoin Investor Urges SEC, CFTC to Review Custody Safeguards
The Nov. 5 submission proposes unencumbered reserves for withdrawable balances and customer consent before Bitcoin is lent, pledged or rehypothecated. CFTC comments on crypto-market rules close Dec. 14.
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- CFTC Gives Prediction Markets 30 Days to End State Access Limits
The directive clashes with restrictions affecting Kalshi, including a California federal court bar on sports contracts on tribal lands.
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- Major U.S. Crypto Legislation in Doubt After Democrats Win Both Chambers
Galaxy Research chief Alex Thorn expects little substantial progress. The incoming Congress includes 19 pro-crypto senators and 226 pro-crypto House members.
· Regulation
- Kalshi Co-Founder Says Stock Perps Top $300 Million in Debut Volume
Kalshi launched the contracts on Nov. 5, covering more than 50 stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq.
· Investing
- CFTC Gives DCMs 30 Days to End Geographic Restrictions That Violate Access Rules
If compliance is not feasible, designated contract markets must explain why to the Division of Market Oversight. They also should ensure intermediaries comply with impartial-access requirements.
· Regulation
- Hyperliquid Strategies Seeks CFTC Registration for U.S. Accounts
The application would let the company handle customer accounts tied to Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 perpetual futures markets if regulators approve it. The review has no known timeline.
· Regulation
- OMB Reviews SEC Proposal on Crypto Broker-Dealer Rules for Digital Assets
The SEC proposal covers financial responsibility, recordkeeping and reporting. The CFTC submitted a separate proposal aimed at strengthening consumer protections in prediction markets.
· Regulation
- CFTC Staff Sets Conditions for Clearing Organizations Using Trust Companies
A Nov. 5 no-action letter permits trust companies to handle daily settlements when clearing organizations apply the relevant settlement bank requirements.
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- Anchorage Digital Seeks Swap Dealer Registration, Plans Bitcoin and Ether Options
The National Futures Association has not completed its review. The planned European-style options would have terms of up to one year if approved.
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- Arkansas Sues Kalshi, Alleging It Runs an Illegal Gambling Platform
The complaint says users as young as 18 could wager on sports and entertainment events. Kalshi argues its contracts fall under federal derivatives regulation.
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- House Democrats Discuss Proposal to Expand SEC Crypto Oversight
The proposal would limit the CFTC’s role and builds on an earlier amendment to the CLARITY Act, which remains stalled in the Senate.
· Regulation