Tagged: cftc

May 26, 2026 @ 5:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

President Donald Trump has posted on Truth Social that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) must maintain federal authority over prediction markets. In recent months, multiple states have challenged federal authority over platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi, arguing that federal oversight encroaches on state jurisdiction. The CFTC has gone so… Read More

May 23, 2026 @ 5:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Leaders of the US House Committee on Agriculture have pressed US President Donald Trump to appoint commissioners to the four vacant seats on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The move underscores the agency’s critical and expanding responsibilities in overseeing derivatives markets, including a heightened… Read More

May 21, 2026 @ 8:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech professional Simon Taylor has shared key insights after the White House just issued an executive order under the Trump Administration requiring the SEC, CFTC, FDIC, OCC, CFPB, as well as the NCUA, to identify any applicable rules that block fintech firms within the next… Read More

May 19, 2026 @ 12:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cryptocurrency platforms Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), Kraken (operating under parent company Payward), and Gemini (NASDAQ:GEMI) have urged Senate lawmakers to eliminate a specific clause from a comprehensive digital asset market structure bill. The provision in question would have restricted trading platforms from offering certain tokens deemed potentially… Read More

May 9, 2026 @ 1:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has finalized an enforcement action against Sidney Lebental, requiring him to pay a $200,000 civil fine for engaging in spoofing practices in the treasury futures market. Lebental, who holds dual French and American citizenship and lived in New… Read More

May 6, 2026 @ 10:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is preparing to advance formal rulemaking aimed at providing definitive guidance on when developers of non-custodial software, such as self-custodial wallets and trading interfaces, must register as brokers or associated persons. This development was highlighted by CFTC Chairman… Read More

May 4, 2026 @ 12:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Digital Chamber, the global blockchain industry trade association, has formally responded to a recent joint interpretive statement issued by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). In a detailed comment letter submitted on Monday, the organization outlined… Read More

May 2, 2026 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Gemini (NASDAQ:GEMI) has reached a significant regulatory milestone by obtaining a Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) license from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). This approval enables the platform to operate as a clearinghouse for regulated derivatives trading, with a particular emphasis… Read More

April 26, 2026 @ 10:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has launched a federal lawsuit against the State of New York. Filed on April 24, 2026, in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, the action aims to prevent state officials from imposing gambling restrictions… Read More

April 24, 2026 @ 9:05 am By JD Alois  |  

This week, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the US Department of Justice charged an active duty military member with insider trading in regard to the arrest of Nicolas Maduro, the former dictator of Venezuela. The allegations were that Gannon Ken Van Dyke, the… Read More

April 20, 2026 @ 12:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DTCC and CME Group jointly announced they have secured necessary approvals from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to roll out an enhanced cross-margining framework. The initiative aims to deliver greater capital and margin efficiencies to a… Read More

April 15, 2026 @ 7:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

High Roller Technologies (NYSE: ROLR) has entered a partnership with Crypto.com to tap into the booming U.S. prediction markets sector, a space with estimated annual trading volumes potentially surpassing $1 trillion once mature. Announced recently this month, the deal positions the online casino operator for… Read More

April 14, 2026 @ 5:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a development signaling a decisive shift toward innovation-friendly oversight, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on March 24, 2026, officially launched its Innovation Task Force. Under the leadership of Chairman Michael S. Selig, the task force aims to craft explicit regulatory frameworks for… Read More

April 6, 2026 @ 11:58 am By JD Alois  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) received an early win in its battle with certain states that are challenging federal oversight of prediction marketplaces. A group of different states are pursuing prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket arguing they should be regulated under state gaming… Read More

April 2, 2026 @ 6:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on April 1, 2026, that a federal court in New York has entered a supplemental consent order resolving its enforcement action against Nishad Singh, the former head of engineering at the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX. The order requires… Read More

April 2, 2026 @ 5:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is poised to do battle with several states that have challenged prediction market platforms. The CFTIC filed suit today, challenging the legal actions of Arizona, Connecticut, and Illinois against CFTC-registered designated contract markets. The CFTC stated: “Congress long ago… Read More

March 31, 2026 @ 7:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a recent enforcement action, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has approved a consent order against Peken Global Limited, the Turks and Caicos Islands-incorporated company that runs the cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin. The ruling, announced by the Commodity Futures Trading… Read More

March 31, 2026 @ 6:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The National Football League (NFL) is pressing prediction market platforms to halt certain high-risk event contracts, prompting the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to signal it will largely follow the leagues’ lead on what constitutes acceptable trading. In letters sent to CFTC-registered operators this week, the… Read More

March 30, 2026 @ 4:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

A group of Democratic politicians has joined to demand that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) stop federal employees from engaging in “insider trading” on prediction markets. Led by Senators Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar, Jeff Merkley, and Representatives Maxine Waters and Angie Craig, the group… Read More

March 26, 2026 @ 2:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent regulatory development is reshaping how cryptocurrency users access traditional derivatives markets. This month, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a no-action letter to Phantom Technologies, the company behind the self-custodial Phantom wallet. This marks the first time the agency has provided… Read More