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Latest CFTC stories
- Judge Leaves U.S. Stock Perpetual Futures Approvals in Place for Now
The Nov. 3 order found challengers likely to prevail on their authority claim; a separate preliminary injunction request remains pending.
· Regulation
- House Democrats Weigh a Broad Crypto Bill That Could Add Ethics Limits
The proposal could combine earlier House and Senate provisions, expand the SEC’s role and narrow the CFTC’s.
· Regulation
- CFTC Opens U.S. Path for Equity Perpetuals as Lawsuit Follows
The approval uses a 2000 law for products between commodity and securities regulation. A lawsuit followed hours later.
· Regulation
- CFTC and USDA Sign Pact to Coordinate U.S. Farm-Market Oversight
The agreement calls for information sharing, broader access to risk-management tools and joint efforts to monitor agricultural markets.
· Regulation
- Judge Denies Emergency Halt of Stock Perps, Questions CFTC Authority
The court found the challengers likely to succeed on a statutory-authority claim but said they had not shown imminent irreparable harm.
· Regulation
- Second Circuit Denies Coinbase, Kalshi Interim Protection in State Cases
The appeals remain pending, and the order does not require either platform to stop trading or close existing positions.
· Regulation
- Bitcoin case holds despite US congressional shift as regulators press ahead with innovation
Scott Melker expects US congressional gridlock but says Bitcoin’s investment case remains intact as regulators continue supporting cryptocurrency and market innovation.
· Insights & Views
- Democratic House Win Could Shift U.S. Crypto Policy Toward Oversight
Democrats have signaled scrutiny of Trump-linked crypto businesses and prediction markets, while the SEC and CFTC pursue narrower trading pathways under existing authority.
· Regulation
- Capital Markets Alliance Sues CFTC Over U.S. Stock Perpetuals
The group, whose members include Cboe and Citadel Securities, argues the contracts belong under SEC jurisdiction.
· Regulation
- 1inch Counsel Expects U.S. Agencies to Lead Crypto Rulemaking
The CLARITY Act remains stalled as the SEC pursues fundraising and token guidance and the CFTC seeks White House review of a crypto-market plan.
· Regulation
- Lighter Records $72.9 Billion in October Trading Across Two Platforms
Its core platform accounted for $53.8 billion, while Robinhood Chain contributed $19.1 billion. Lighter plans a November application for U.S. derivatives registrations.
· Business
- Polymarket's PM Derivatives Wins NFA Approval for U.S. Brokerage
The unit plans to require customers to fund each position in full when they trade. A later move to margin trading would need further regulatory approval.
· Regulation
- Cboe Joins CMA Lawsuit Seeking to Overturn CFTC Stock Perpetual Approval
CMA wants a federal judge to classify the contracts as security-based swaps and pause the CFTC action while the case proceeds.
· Regulation
- CFTC Deems Kalshi Stock Perpetuals Approved for U.S. Trading
Kalshi’s September filing covers 58 stock and ETF contracts, with collateral set at 15.5% of each contract’s market value.
· Regulation
- CFTC Opens U.S. Path for Single-Stock Perpetual Futures
Eligible venues must register with both the CFTC and SEC. The statement did not set a first listing date.
· Regulation
- CLARITY Act Stays Stalled, Leaving U.S. Crypto Market-Structure Rules Unresolved
The House passed the measure in 2025, but a September Senate vote on advancing it fell short of the 60 votes needed for cloture.
· Regulation
- CFTC Approves Stock-Linked Perpetual Futures for U.S. Trading
The decision opens a regulated U.S. venue for contracts tied to individual stocks, though approval does not confirm that trading has begun.
· Regulation
- CFTC Chairman Selig Says Equity Perpetual Futures Can Begin Trading
Trading can start on designated contract markets that also hold a specific SEC registration for security futures products.
· Regulation
- CFTC Clears U.S. Stock Perpetual Futures for Exchange Listing
Eligible venues must qualify as designated contract markets and register with the SEC as national securities exchanges.
· Regulation
- CFTC Chair Urges Offshore Exchange Safeguards After Binance Breach
Michael Selig wants a voluntary federal registration route that would align participating crypto exchanges with U.S. cybersecurity standards.
· Regulation
- Illinois Appeals Order Limiting State Rules on Swaps at CFTC Venues
The Oct. 30 injunction bars enforcement of specified licensing, fee and tax provisions for swaps, including sports event contracts, listed on or available through CFTC-regulated entities.
· Regulation
- Bitcoin futures opened the door to institutions as crypto reshapes finance, Giancarlo says
Christopher Giancarlo says regulated Bitcoin futures enabled institutional participation and dollar-based pricing, while digital assets are developing into a new financial architecture.
· Insights & Views
- Binance Incident Affecting $6.3 Billion Renews Wallet Security Concerns
A separate Polymarket incident led to at least $2.7 million being stolen from users’ wallets. Experts disagree on whether exchange accounts or self-custody wallets offer greater protection.
· Technology
- DRW CEO Don Wilson Questions Hyperliquid's Priority-Fee Model
He also raised whether offshore and onshore order-book liquidity could be combined and asked if Stan Druckenmiller viewed real-time tracking as an advantage.
· Regulation
- Trump Reviews Binance Attack as CFTC Chair Urges Crypto Oversight
Trump said Binance had pledged to compensate users. CFTC Chair Michael Selig said the incident highlighted gaps in protections for offshore exchanges.
· Regulation
- Atkins Says Most Crypto Assets Are Not Themselves Securities
He pointed to Project Crypto, a March SEC-CFTC interpretation and a proposed rule for certain crypto-related investment contracts.
· Regulation
- Digital Chamber Urges Congress to Set CFTC Rules for U.S. Crypto Exchanges
The proposal calls for baseline cybersecurity standards to protect customer assets and action before the 119th Congress concludes.
· Regulation
- CFTC Chair Seeks Federal Registration Option After Binance Security Incident
Michael Selig said he hopes crypto trading platforms can have a federal option to register with the agency.
· Regulation
- Grayscale’s Pulido Says Tokenized Assets Need Rights, Valuations and Credit Quality
He views tokenized equities and perpetual futures as complementary ways to gain market exposure, with shares avoiding the funding payments attached to futures.
· People
- Tonomy Says It Applied for CFTC Designated Contract Market Registration
The Panama-registered company says its platform is still in development and is planned to focus initially on short-term cryptocurrency price markets.
· Regulation
- Coinbase Says CFTC Approved It to List Its Own Prediction-Market Contracts
The business surpassed $200 million in annualized revenue in Q3 as daily traders climbed more than 60% from the previous quarter.
· Regulation
- SEC Enforcement Director Flags Prediction Markets for Insider Trading
Trades tied to listed companies’ performance indicators or earnings measures may fall under SEC oversight; Kalshi and Polymarket’s U.S. business are primarily regulated by the CFTC.
· Regulation
- Kalshi Holds 76% of Tracked Volume as Polymarket US Grows 66%
The 30-day count reached $120.3 billion in face-value contracts, while traders paid $29 billion. A separate Q3 figure put Polymarket’s two venues at 27% of dollars paid.
· Investing
- Utah Files 14-Count Gambling Case Naming Kalshi Founders
The filing lists 12 felony counts tied to online gambling promotion and one misdemeanor count. Its numbered charges identify KalshiEX LLC as the defendant.
· Regulation
- CFTC Chair Raises Liability Questions as AI Agents Trade Crypto
At the CFTC’s Oct. 28 forum, Selig used a refrigerator staking Ether (ETH) to illustrate how autonomous software could transact for users.
· Regulation
- CFTC Sets Dec. 15 Roundtable on 24/7 Derivatives Trading
The Washington event will cover overnight trading, tokenization, infrastructure and staffing needs, and operational readiness. It will be open to the public and livestreamed.
· Regulation
- Bessent Says Treasury Will Address SEC-CFTC Crypto Oversight Gaps
He said Treasury would pursue the effort whether or not Congress acts.
· Regulation
- Treasury Plans SEC-CFTC Crypto Oversight Bridge With or Without Congress
The effort would continue regardless of whether lawmakers act.
· Regulation
- CFTC Renews Probe Into Polymarket’s U.S. Access Controls
The review covers location checks, U.S. advertising and customer protections on Polymarket’s U.S. platform.
· Regulation
- Payward Plans U.S. Hyperliquid Perpetuals Through Licensed Firms
Bitnomial would manage the markets and clearing, while NinjaTrader Clearing would carry customer accounts under the pending arrangement.
· Business