CFTC News
CFTC Orders Kalshi to Keep Trading as Prediction-Market Power Fight Escalates
Federal regulators have stepped into New York’s fight with Kalshi, ordering the platform to remain open as officials contest who can overs...
CFTC Permanently Bans Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky, Closing Landmark Crypto Lending Case
The CFTC secured a permanent trading and registration ban against Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky, closing its civil case over the lender's 2...
CFTC Signals Green Light for Sports and Election Prediction Markets in Landmark Rule Proposal
The CFTC proposed its first prediction-market rules, broadly permitting sports contracts on final scores and season outcomes while clarifyin...
CFTC Officials Who Questioned Crypto Firms Were Suspended, NYT Reports
Internal tensions at the CFTC reportedly escalated as staff objections to crypto-linked prediction market firms were overridden by senior le...
Crypto’s Future Won’t Wait on Congress: Industry Pushes Ahead With or Without CLARITY Act
US regulators have built a March crypto-asset taxonomy while Congress weighs the CLARITY Act, leaving industry executives focused on agency ...
Kalshi Taps Pyth Network to Power Commodities Expansion with Real-Time Data
Kalshi selected Pyth Network as a pricing source for new 24/7 commodities markets, expanding event contracts tied to gold, oil, grains and m...
Crypto Safe Harbor Proposal Moves Closer to Approval as SEC Signals Regulatory Shift
SEC Chair Paul Atkins confirmed the agency's crypto safe harbor plan has advanced to White House regulatory review, the final step before pu...
Court Sides With Kalshi, Deals Blow to State Control Over Sports Prediction Markets
A Third Circuit appeals court ruled 2-1 that New Jersey cannot block Kalshi's sports prediction markets, finding CFTC's federal authority un...
CFTC Takes Three States to Federal Court Over Prediction Market Control
CFTC and DOJ jointly sued three states on April 2 over cease-and-desist orders against Kalshi, Polymarket, and Robinhood, claiming exclusive...
CFTC Launches Innovation Task Force Spanning Crypto, AI and Prediction Markets
CFTC Chairman Michael Selig unveiled an Innovation Task Force at the Digital Asset Summit covering crypto, AI, and prediction markets. ...
CFTC Sets Ground Rules for Using Crypto as Collateral in Derivatives Pilot
A new CTFC notice has clarified how firms can begin using crypto as collateral in regulated US derivatives trading markets. ...
SEC and CFTC Sign Pact to Coordinate Crypto Oversight
SEC and CFTC signed a historic memorandum of understanding on March 11 to end years of crypto regulatory turf wars. ...