CFTC


CFTC Faces Lawsuit After Allowing Perpetual Futures Trading On U.S. Stocks

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Cboe and Citadel Securities-backed group sues the CFTC over stock perpetual futures, arguing the contracts fall under SE... Read more

Equity Perpetual Futures Get CFTC Clearance For First US Trading

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The CFTC has cleared the first perpetual futures contracts tied to individual stocks for trading on eligible US exchange... Read more

Polymarket Faces Renewed CFTC Scrutiny Over $1.4m Settlement

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Polymarket has faced renewed CFTC scrutiny over whether it honored the U.S. access restrictions tied to its $1.4 million... Read more

CFTC Sues Utah As Prediction-market Fight Reaches 10 States

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the U.S. government have sued Utah over its enforcement against prediction ... Read more

Utah Sues Kalshi, Seeks Up To $61M Over Alleged Illegal Betting

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Utah sues Kalshi and Susquehanna trading firms, seeking up to $61.2 million in alleged betting fees as the prediction ma... Read more

Hyperliquid Policy Center Urges CFTC To Allow AI Compute Perpetuals

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Hyperliquid Policy Center has asked the CFTC to allow U.S. futures and perpetual contracts tied to GPU rental prices and... Read more

Coinbase Can Now Settle Derivatives 24/7 With USDC

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Coinbase Clearing has received CFTC registration to clear fully collateralized derivatives using USDC collateral and 24/... Read more

Kalshi Seeks CFTC Approval For Event Contract Margin Trading

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Kalshi has asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to approve a margin framework for eligible event contracts, li... Read more

The CLARITY Act Just Ran Out Of Calendar And Crypto Regulation May Not Recover Until 2028

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The House killed eight voting days, Polymarket odds crashed from 82% to 16%, and the ethics clause nobody can agree on m... Read more

Polymarket Hit $1 Billion In Revenue And Now 20 States Want To Shut It Down

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A prediction market that went from zero revenue to a billion dollar run rate in six months is signing deals with major s... Read more

CFTC Clashes With U.S. Soldier Over $400K Polymarket Bet

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The CFTC entered a criminal Polymarket case to defend its view that event contracts are swaps covered by commodities law... Read more

CFTC Seeks Feedback On CPO And CTA Rule Changes

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The CFTC has opened a 45-day comment period on proposals that would double the small-pool exemption threshold to $800,00... Read more

CFTC Seeks Input As CME Targets Oct. 5 Compute Futures

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The CFTC plans to seek public input on AI compute futures as CME targets an Oct. 5 launch for two contracts based on GPU... Read more

The CLARITY Act May Not Pass In 2026, And Here Is What That Means For Crypto Markets

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Polymarket odds have collapsed from 82% to 16%. The Senate returns on September 14 with 14 working days, eight missing D... Read more

George Santos To Pay $35K After CFTC Finds Kalshi Market Manipulation

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George Santos has settled CFTC case over Kalshi prediction market trades by accepting penalties and a three-year trading... Read more

What Is A Perp DEX? The Three Architectures, Compared

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Order book, pooled liquidity, or hybrid: the label covers three designs with different counterparties. The mechanics and... Read more

NFL Asks CFTC To Curb High Risk Sports Prediction Contracts

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The National Football League has urged the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to tighten its proposed prediction ... Read more

Kalshi Loses Emergency Injunction Bid In Federal Court

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Kalshi lost an injunction-pending-appeal bid in New York, while its separate emergency motion before the Second Circuit ... Read more

Kalshi And Polymarket Win Minnesota Injunction

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Kalshi and Polymarket US won an injunction blocking Minnesota’s prediction market ban while three federal cases move t... Read more

What Is The Howey Test? The 1946 Rule That Decides Which Tokens Are Securities

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The Howey test explained: the 1946 Supreme Court standard deciding which crypto tokens are securities, and how the CLARI... Read more