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Latest CFTC stories
- Senate Vote Stalls Digital Asset Market Clarity Act in 49-50 Loss
The procedural defeat halted the bill’s immediate path, while the SEC continued crypto policy action under existing law.
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- CFTC Crypto Market Plan Could Face Closer Judicial Scrutiny After Loper Bright
The proposal outlines two potential federal frameworks for crypto-asset transactions and markets, with public comments due within 60 days of Federal Register publication.
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- Clarity Act Stalls, Leaving U.S. Crypto Market Rules Uncertain
The setback could create opportunities for decentralized finance, while established exchanges may retain a competitive advantage.
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- CFTC Excludes Casino Gambling From Swaps and Targets Event Contracts
The commission proposed treating sports, political, cultural and weather contracts as swaps while excluding sportsbooks and casino games from the definition.
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- CFTC Proposes Separating Prediction Markets From Casino Gambling
The measures would classify event contracts as swaps while excluding sportsbook wagers and casino games from the definition.
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- CFTC Plans Link:NYC Conference on Digital Finance Discussion
The event is expected to bring financial-sector participants together to examine how digital technologies and artificial intelligence are changing finance and the movement of value.
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- CFTC Proposes Classifying Prediction Contracts as Swaps
The proposal covers sports, politics, culture and weather, while a separate rule would exclude sportsbook and casino wagers from the swap definition.
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- Coinbase Secures CFTC Clearing Registration, Expanding U.S. Derivatives
The registration allows Coinbase to clear crypto-related trades and strengthens its regulated market infrastructure in the United States.
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- CFTC Chair Puts Crypto Oversight on Existing Law as CLARITY Act Stalls
Michael S. Selig said the agency will use existing authority to oversee certain leveraged crypto trading while Congress has not sent the market-structure bill to the president.
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- CFTC Draws Line Between Gambling and Prediction-Market Contracts
An interim final rule excludes traditional sports wagers and casino games from the swap definition, while a separate proposal would classify several event contracts as swaps.
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- CFTC Excludes Casino-Style Wagers From the Swap Definition
The move preserves room for prediction-market activity while leaving existing compliance obligations unchanged.
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- More Than $19 Billion Liquidated in Crypto’s Oct. 10 Shock
The sell-off liquidated about 1.62 million accounts but did not stop expansion in tokenization, regulated collateral and crypto market infrastructure.
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- Alex Mashinsky Accepts Lifetime Ban Under New York Settlement
The agreement includes conditional payments of up to $35 million tied to federal forfeiture and prison-sentence conditions, adding to existing FTC and CFTC restrictions.
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- NBA Seeks Prediction-Market Data to Protect Game Integrity
Commissioner Adam Silver backed consistent federal oversight of prediction-market platforms and a minimum trading age of 21.
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- CFTC Chair Mike Selig Says Crypto Framework Would Guard Against FTX-Style Fraud
The proposed federal system would target fraud, market manipulation and misuse of exchange customers’ funds.
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- CFTC Chair Mike Selig Warns Crypto Critics Risk Another FTX Collapse
Selig says the proposed framework would protect exchange customers from fraud, manipulation and stolen funds.
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- Blockchain.com Seeks CFTC Approval for U.S. Event Contracts, Derivatives
The company applied for licenses to serve retail and institutional customers with prediction markets and cryptocurrency derivatives.
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- NFL Backs State Oversight of Prediction-Market Sports Betting
The league urged the Supreme Court to reject exclusive federal authority for the CFTC over sports contracts offered by Kalshi, Polymarket and similar platforms.
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- NFL Files Supreme Court Brief Opposing Federal Prediction-Market Oversight
The league joins opposition to federal regulation of markets including Kalshi and Polymarket as the case moves toward a possible final ruling.
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- NFL Asks Supreme Court to Review Federal Sports Betting Oversight
The league backed New Jersey’s challenge to Kalshi’s prediction-market contracts, arguing sports event wagers belong under state gambling rules.
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- CFTC Chairman Selig Sees Little Risk of Crypto Rules Reversal
Selig said durable rules should survive a change in administration and expressed confidence that Democrats would seek sound policy.
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- NFL Tells Supreme Court Sports Prediction Contracts Are Gambling
The league urged justices to leave sports prediction market oversight to the states in a case involving New Jersey regulators and Kalshi.
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- CFTC Expands Crypto, Prediction-Market Rulemaking as FY 2025 Actions Fall 78%
The agency recorded 13 enforcement actions in fiscal 2025, down from 58 a year earlier, while Sen. Elizabeth Warren said its workforce had declined 25% since January 2025.
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- Former CFTC Commissioner Says Existing Rules Can Clarify U.S. Crypto Markets
Brian Quintenz said agency rulemaking and years of legislative debate could provide a path toward clearer oversight after the CLARITY Act stalled in the Senate.
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- Coinbase Appeals for Exclusive Federal Oversight of Prediction Markets
The exchange is asking the Second Circuit to block state-by-state regulation and affirm the CFTC’s authority under the Commodity Exchange Act.
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- CFTC Chair Mike Selig Signals New Margin Controls for Crypto
The agency plans to apply established derivatives-market risk controls to crypto while rejecting looser leverage standards.
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- CFTC Chair Selig Urges Markets to Prepare for Mass Tokenization
He said tokenized assets could enable near-instant settlement and real-time collateral movement, while trading hours and rules should vary by asset class.
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- Kalshi Seeks CFTC Approval for WTI Crude Oil Perpetual Futures
The proposed contract would trade 24 hours a day, five days a week, and become the first regulated U.S. crude oil perpetual futures product if approved.
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- CFTC Proposes First Crypto Framework as Binance Unveils AI Suite
The framework would cover exchanges offering retail margin, leverage or financing, while Binance’s tools target consumer assistance, automated workflows and developer access.
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- Polymarket Explores On-Chain Asset Tied to Platform Economics
CEO Shayne Coplan said the concept would have programmable utility. Polymarket US is a CFTC-designated contract market, while Polymarket International is not regulated by the CFTC.
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- CFTC Chair Says Only Federally Regulated Exchanges May Offer Leverage
State-level entities would be limited to money-transfer services, while 100x leverage would remain barred under the proposed U.S. framework.
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- CFTC Explores Voluntary Federal Registration for Crypto Spot Exchanges
The proposal would use existing agency authority and may cover retail spot trades involving leverage, margin or financing.
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- Kalshi Withdraws Pepe Perpetual Futures Filing Before Launch
The proposed PEPE-linked contract was withdrawn Oct. 1, two days after certification. Pepe is absent from Kalshi’s current list of crypto perpetuals.
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- Better Markets Says CFTC Is Unsuitable to Oversee Retail Crypto Trading
The group argues that the agency’s proposed framework could leave retail investors with weaker protections than SEC oversight.
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- CFTC Opens Rulemaking for Leveraged Retail Crypto Trading in the U.S.
The proposal would give registered exchanges an option to offer margined or leveraged trades, while leaving any mandatory move to federally regulated platforms to Congress.
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- CFTC Sets Conditions for Index Futures to Become Perpetual Contracts
Designated contract markets must meet customer-protection and filing requirements. The no-action positions expire Oct. 20, 2026.
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- CFTC Opens 60-Day Comment Period on Retail Crypto Rules
The agency is seeking input on a proposed framework for crypto commodity transactions involving retail customers. The notice begins a rulemaking process and does not establish a final rule.
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- Selig Says Existing Law Can Support CFTC Rules for Crypto Markets
The CFTC is seeking public comment on possible rules for certain crypto transactions and trading venues. Its notice does not create binding requirements.
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- CFTC Has Not Approved Kalshi’s Proposed S&P 500 Perpetual Futures
A Federal Register notice and the CFTC’s product listing show the relevant proposal is still pending.
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- Regulators to Keep Issuing Crypto Rules Under Existing Authority
CFTC Chair Michael Selig said regulators have substantial statutory authority under current law.
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