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CFTC aims to differentiate swaps from gambling

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued two proposals, one that would define event contracts as “swaps” under federal law and another that...

Blockchain.com Applied for CFTC Licenses for Prediction Markets, Derivatives: Report

Blockchain.com has reportedly applied to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for approval of prediction market offerings and crypto derivatives. CNBC reported Friday that...

Better Markets Says CFTC Is ‘Wrong Agency’ for Retail Crypto

Better Markets says the US derivatives regulator’s push to develop rules for certain retail crypto transactions could leave investors with weaker safeguards, arguing the...

CFTC Proposes New Crypto Framework Rules After Failed CLARITY Vote

US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Michael Selig said that the agency will move forward on crypto regulation at the direction of President...

CFTC seeks to define event contracts as swaps amid prediction market fight

The classification could assist the CFTC’s claim that it has exclusive federal jurisdiction over event contracts offered on regulated prediction markets.

US SEC, CFTC to Oversee Crypto Market With Reduced Leadership

Two of the United States’ financial agencies tasked with overseeing and enforcing digital asset regulation will be down to just three commissioners after Friday,...

US SEC Follows CFTC in Staff Guidance for Crypto

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) updated its policies on how securities laws will apply to “certain types of crypto assets and certain...

CFTC sues Cash FX in crypto-linked case

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said it is suing Cash FX Group and three individuals in a $950 million foreign-exchange investment case involving cryptocurrency.The defendants...

CFTC Updates Guidance on Tokenized Assets, Blockchain Records after Failed Vote

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CFTC, SEC Advance Tokenization After CLARITY Act Setback

US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Michael Selig said financial markets should prepare for “mass tokenization” as regulators adapt existing frameworks for blockchain,...

CFTC Warns Prediction Markets Over Manipulation Risk

The US commodities regulator has warned that prediction market contracts tied to what a person says or does carry a heightened risk of manipulation,...

CFTC crypto market regulation enters White House review

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has submitted a new regulatory action covering crypto asset transactions and markets for White House review, as the...