CFTC
CFTC clashes with U.S. soldier over $400K Polymarket bet
The CFTC entered a criminal Polymarket case to defend its view that event contracts are swaps covered by commodities law.
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CFTC
Hyperliquid Policy Center pushes SEC, CFTC for equity perps framework
Hyperliquid Policy Center has asked the SEC and CFTC to let qualifying equity perpetual contracts enter the U.S. as security futures after HIP-3 markets processed more…
CFTC
Kalshi blocks Washington users as court fight grows
Kalshi blocked Washington users and requested reconsideration as the CFTC prepares new federal rules governing prediction markets.
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CME vs Kalshi: the prediction market fight that just went personal at the CFTC
CME Chairman Terry Duffy and Kalshi co-founder Luana Lopes Lara traded insults at a CFTC roundtable over whether prediction markets are legitimate financial infrastructure or carnival…
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CFTC proposes ending SEF order book mandate
The CFTC has proposed removing a 13-year-old order book requirement for certain swap transactions, with public comments due within 30 days of its Federal Register publication.…
CFTC
CFTC plans crypto rules regardless of CLARITY Act
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has prepared digital asset market structure proposals that could move forward even if Congress does not pass the CLARITY Act. Whale…
CFTC
The SEC’s endgame: does Regulation Crypto Assets make the CLARITY Act dead on arrival?
The Commission published 400 pages of token offering rules while Congress left town. If both frameworks survive, they will contradict each other on the questions that…
AI
CFTC seeks comments on AI compute derivatives
The CFTC is seeking public input on AI compute derivatives, covering liquidity, manipulation, customer safeguards and perpetual futures.
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CFTC resolves FTX cases against Ellison and Wang
A U.S. federal court has resolved the CFTC’s cases against Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang by imposing five-year trading bans and registration bans of up to…
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Kalshi seeks CFTC approval for US500, copper perps
Kalshi has asked the CFTC to approve perpetual futures tracking a 500 company U.S. stock index and the spot price of copper.