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Coinbase Secures CFTC Clearing License, Bringing All Three Derivatives Functions In-House
Coinbase has obtained Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) status from the CFTC, allowing it to list, broker, and clear fully collateralized derivatives on its own—filling in the last missing piece of the puzzle.
New York Goes After Polymarket Again: Prediction Market Regulatory Battle Spreads to Four Firms
New York Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul have sued Polymarket's US arm, accusing it of running an unauthorized gambling operation—the fourth legal action New York has taken against prediction market platforms in the past six months.
Crypto.com Registers for US Stock Futures Trading, CEO Confirms Talks with CFTC on Perpetual Contracts Too
Crypto.com has registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for qualification to offer single-stock futures trading. CEO Kris Marszalek revealed the company is simultaneously in talks with both the SEC and CFTC, with plans to launch single-stock perpetual futures in the US.
Clarity Act Stalls in Senate: Bernstein Says Stablecoin Idle Balance Rewards Unaffected, Expects SEC and CFTC to Speed Up Rulemaking
The Clarity Act failed to advance in the U.S. Senate, and research firm Bernstein says this means reward mechanisms for stablecoin idle balances can continue unaffected, while expecting the SEC and CFTC to accelerate their respective crypto rulemaking efforts.
Hyperliquid Policy Center Backs CFTC, Calls on Court to Dismiss CME Perpetual Futures Lawsuit
The Hyperliquid Policy Center has accused CME Group of stifling innovation, urging the court to dismiss CME's lawsuit against the CFTC — a new voice has entered the fight over who regulates perpetual futures.
CFTC applies to dismiss CME lawsuit: calling crypto perpetual futures dispute a "big fuss"
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) over cryptocurrency perpetual futures, arguing that CME lacked standing to sue for competitive harm.
Kalshi Nevada lawsuit suffers another setback as Ninth Circuit upholds verdict
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld the district court's ruling, finding that Kalshi failed to prove that the federal government had priority over Nevada's gaming regulatory authority, and the CFTC's assertion of exclusive jurisdiction encountered another obstacle.
白宫提词机操作员遭罚17.2万美元 CFTC锁定Kalshi内幕交易
A former White House teleprompter operator was fined $172,000 by the U.S. CFTC for trading in Kalshi's mention markets. This is the second event contracts insider trading settlement against federal employees in four weeks.
Wrong bet on State of the Union schedule, George Santos gets Kalshi's first lifetime ban
George Santos earned more than $17,000 on Kalshi through a weather-delayed travel plan, but received the first lifetime ban in the platform’s history and a $71,356 fine.
Hyperliquid is rumored to be entering the United States through Kraken parent company Payward, and the perpetual contract structure is submitted to the CFTC for review
Bloomberg reported that the cryptocurrency perpetual contract trading platform Hyperliqued is said to have proposed a preliminary cooperation structure plan to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission through Kraken parent company Payward, but regulatory approval has not yet been received.
Hyperliquid Policy Center Calls on SEC, CFTC to Unify Perpetual Contract Regulations
The Hyperliquid Policy Center is urging the U.S. SEC and CFTC to coordinate regulatory standards for perpetual contracts, as the platform's multi-asset perpetuals business scales up and draws attention from traditional exchanges.
CME CEO Clashes with CFTC Official, Kalshi COO — Prediction Market Oversight Question Takes Center Stage
At a CFTC commission meeting, CME executive Terrence Duffy publicly sparred with CFTC official Selig and Kalshi's COO over jurisdiction for regulating prediction markets, highlighting a widening rift between traditional derivatives exchanges and emerging prediction market platforms.
Kalshi Files with CFTC for Perpetual Futures Tied to US Stock Market and Copper
Prediction market platform Kalshi has filed an application with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to launch perpetual futures products linked to the MerQube US Large Cap Index and copper prices.
Trump Namechecks Hyperliquid and CFTC Chair — HYPE Token Jumps
US President Trump said CFTC Chair Mike Selig is working to bring decentralized trading platform Hyperliquid into the US market in a "fully compliant and legal fashion." The news sent governance token HYPE climbing.
Trump and CFTC Chair Selig to Appear at White House Wednesday, Meeting Crypto and Prediction Market Executives Beforehand
The White House has scheduled a meeting for 2:30 PM ET Wednesday, with Trump and CFTC Chair Selig expected to attend, serving as a warm-up ahead of the CFTC's first Innovation Advisory Committee meeting the following day.
SEC Pulls the Plug the Night Before, Reg Crypto Rules Stall on an Eight-Word Excuse
New crypto asset issuance rules set for a vote were quietly postponed by the chairman's own agency the night before the meeting, with only an eight-word reason given. The same week, the CLARITY Act stalled in the Senate, and Polymarket odds got cut from 80% to under 20%.
CFTC Invokes Emergency Powers to Keep Kalshi Running Amid New York Lawsuit
Prediction market platform Kalshi was sued in New York last month, prompting the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to invoke emergency powers ordering the platform to keep operating. Details of the lawsuit and next legal steps have yet to be officially disclosed.