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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...

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.

Are perps swaps? A quick look at that CME suit: State of Crypto

CME is arguing that perps are harmful to its long-dated futures products. The lawsuit alleges that the CFTC did not consider the ramifications of...

CME Group to Sue CFTC Over Perpetual Futures Approval, Citing Dodd-Frank Swaps Definition

The world's largest derivatives exchange operator said Wednesday it will sue the CFTC over the agency's approval of Kalshi's bitcoin perpetual futures, arguing the...

Kalshi’s crypto perpetuals spark debate over whether they’re futures or swaps

Latest developments: Kalshi’s launch of CFTC-regulated crypto perpetuals has reignited a long-running debate over financial market definitions.John Lothian and Kalshi's Udesh Jha joined The...

Franklin Templeton Wires BENJI Money-Market Fund Into MoonPay Trade for Onchain Stablecoin Swaps

The $1.74 trillion asset manager is letting institutions move directly between stablecoins and shares of its tokenized US government money fund through MoonPay's new...

NEAR Intents Expands Crosschain Swaps to Support 100+ Tokens Into Zcash: NEAR

NEAR Intents upgraded its frontend to enable single-flow swaps from over 100 tokens directly into ZEC, leveraging intent-based architecture for crosschain transactions.NEAR Intents announced...

Boltz Launches Non-Custodial USDC Swaps, Bridging Bitcoin Directly To Circle’s Regulated Dollar

Boltz, a leading non-custodial swap provider for Bitcoin, today announced the launch of USDC Swaps, enabling instant conversion between Bitcoin and USDC, the regulated...

Tokenized perpetual swaps hit $31 billion weekly volume on commodities volatility

Trading in tokenized versions of traditional assets surged in the first quarter, with perpetual swaps tied to commodities and equities drawing billions in weekly...

Boltz Exchange Launches Atomic USDT Swaps For Lightning Network Users

Boltz Exchange launched USDT Swaps on March 18, 2026, introducing atomic, non-custodial swaps between sats on the Lightning Network and USDT on...

Whale Swaps $50 Million in Stablecoins for Just $36,000 of AAVE

The massive transaction routed through CowSwap on Ethereum resulted in a 99.9% loss.The decentralized finance (DeFi) community is buzzing after an unidentified wallet swapped...

Zodia Custody and LMAX Group Launch ‘Zodia Switch’ to Streamline Institutional Asset Swaps

Zodia Custody, the institution-first digital asset platform backed by heavyweights including Standard Chartered and Northern Trust, has launched Zodia Switch, a new feature developed...