CFTC News
CFTC Moves Toward Regulated Spot Crypto Trading Under Caroline Pham’s Leadership
The Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is moving to let regulated US exchanges offer leveraged spot crypto trading as soon as nex...
Trump Taps Michael Selig to Lead CFTC as US Pushes Toward Crypto-Friendly Regulation
US President Donald Trump has nominated Michael Selig, chief counsel for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) crypto task for...
Polymarket Wins CFTC Greenlight to Launch US Platform
Blockchain-based ‘prediction market’ Polymarket, which exploded in popularity during last year’s US presidential election, has been cl...
CFTC Adopts Nasdaq’s Cutting-Edge Surveillance to Police Derivatives and Crypto Markets
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will deploy Nasdaq’s market surveillance technology as part of its plan to expand overs...
Trump’s CFTC Nominee Unveils $3.4M in Crypto Assets and Industry Ties
US President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is sitting on a sizeable crypto-linked portfolio, and...
CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger to Take Helm at Blockchain Association
The Blockchain Association has announced that Summer Mersinger, current Commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), wil...
Coinbase Launches CFTC-Regulated XRP Futures for US Traders
Coinbase has officially launched XRP futures on its US derivatives exchange, giving traders a CFTC-approved way to go long or short on one o...
Kalshi Sues Nevada and New Jersey, Defends Event Markets as Risk Hedges
Following cease-and-desist orders relating to sports betting, Kalshi has filed a lawsuit against state regulatory bodies Nevada Gaming Contr...
Coinbase Unveils 24/7 Bitcoin and Ethereum Futures, Bridging the Gap in Global Crypto Trading
Coinbase is set to break new ground in the US market by offering 24/7 futures trading for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) via its Coinbase ...
SEC Commissioner Gives Memecoins the Cold Shoulder Amid $2 Billion in TRUMP Token Losses
The Securities and Exchange Commission has declared memecoins are not under their jurisdiction. The controversial industry has come under fi...
New York Crypto Trader Charged in Multi-Million Dollar Scheme Under New CFTC Leadership
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged New York resident Rashawn Russell with fraud in one of its first crypto-relat...
CFTC to Refocus on Fraud, Major Shift Away From ‘Regulation by Enforcement’
The era of regulation through enforcement is crumbling before our very eyes! Caroline D. Pham, the newly appointed acting chair of the...