CFTC News and Regulatory Updates
Crypto firms back CFTC authority in U.S. equity perp lawsuit
A legal fight over how U.S. regulators classify single-stock perpetual futures is widening as several major crypto and trading firms move to support the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The ...
CFTC sanctions eight individuals over unregistered foreign broker activity in the U.S.
The U.S. derivatives regulator is settling charges against eight individuals tied to foreign introducing brokers that solicited retail customers for off-exchange forex and commodities trades. The ...
U.S. derivatives market faces risk debate as crypto perpetual futures gain approval
A regulatory push to expand perpetual futures in the U.S. is sharpening a dispute between fast-growing crypto-linked platforms and established Wall Street exchanges. The debate centers on whether ...
Hyperliquid Strategies seeks CFTC FCM status as quarterly revenue tops estimates
Hyperliquid Strategies is moving deeper into regulated U.S. market infrastructure as it pairs a new derivatives filing with stronger-than-expected quarterly revenue. The Nasdaq-listed firm says ...
CFTC issues impartial access interpretation for U.S. derivatives markets
The U.S. derivatives regulator is tightening its stance on how designated contract markets grant access to members and trading participants. The interpretation says domestic geographic ...
Digital Sovereignty Alliance highlights U.S. crypto regulation debate at Washington summit
As policymakers and market participants weigh the next phase of digital asset oversight, the Digital Sovereignty Alliance joins a Washington discussion on how U.S. rules should evolve. The debate ...
Anchorage Digital seeks CFTC swap dealer registration for crypto options expansion
Anchorage Digital is seeking to widen its role in institutional crypto derivatives as demand grows for regulated trading access. If approved, the registration would let the firm offer ...
U.S. crypto sector pushes for bipartisan regulatory framework under next Congress
A change in congressional leadership leaves Washington with an unfinished digital-asset agenda as lawmakers face pressure to set durable rules for a market already used by millions of Americans. ...
CFTC and USDA sign market integrity pact for U.S. agricultural sector
Federal regulators are formalizing closer coordination in U.S. agricultural markets through a new interagency agreement. The pact is designed to improve data sharing, align oversight practices and ...
U.S. crypto regulation shifts toward agencies as midterms unfold
With control of Congress at stake in the U.S. midterm elections, attention is turning to how digital-asset rules may advance even if legislation remains stalled. 1inch deputy general counsel ...
CFTC court order directs Texas firm, owner to pay over $13 million in commodities fraud case
A federal court in Texas has entered a default judgment against Cambridge Financial Advisors LLC and its owner Walter Dunning Larrick III over a commodities fraud scheme. The order requires more ...
Cboe joins legal challenge to CFTC approval of single-stock perpetual derivatives
A dispute over the regulatory treatment of new securities-linked products is widening in U.S. capital markets as Cboe backs court action against federal approval of perpetual derivatives tied to ...
Polymarket unit wins NFA approval to operate as futures broker in U.S.
Polymarket is moving closer to broadening its role in U.S. derivatives markets as one of its units secures industry approval to become a futures broker. The step still requires sign-off from the ...
CFTC clears start of equity perpetual futures trading on U.S. registered exchanges
Perpetual futures tied to individual U.S. stocks can now begin trading on certain regulated exchanges, opening a new product category in the domestic derivatives market. The move applies to ...
Managed Funds Association backs SEC move to ease U.S. access to EU bond futures
A hedge fund industry group is urging U.S. regulators to widen an existing exemption framework to cover the European Union. The change would reduce restrictions on U.S. investor access to the ...
ICE and tradeXYZ push perpetual futures into U.S.-regulated market
Wall Street's debate over high-risk perpetual derivatives is intensifying as a little-known trading platform moves to bring a crypto-style product into the U.S. regulatory framework. Stanley ...
Polymarket launches short-term crypto contracts amid U.S. compliance scrutiny
Polymarket is adding five-minute cryptocurrency prediction contracts to its regulated U.S. platform as the company pushes further into short-term retail trading. The rollout arrives while ...
CFTC chair says refrigerators could one day launch memecoins
U.S. regulators must adapt to a financial system in which AI agents can independently hold assets and execute trades without human involvement. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair ...
CFTC outlines regulatory approach for super intelligence in U.S. derivatives markets
As autonomous software spreads across trading, brokerage and crypto activity, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is signaling a broader push to adapt derivatives oversight to so-called super ...
CFTC to host Dec. 15 roundtable on 24/7 derivatives trading
U.S. derivatives market oversight is moving deeper into the debate over around-the-clock trading as regulators weigh how market structure changes could affect operations and risk management. The ...
Phantom expands into prediction markets for U.S. users through Kalshi
Crypto wallet provider Phantom is widening its in-app financial services with a new prediction markets feature for eligible U.S. users. The rollout adds access to regulated event contracts on ...
