Michael Selig Confirmed as CFTC Chair, Putting Crypto Market Structure at a Regulatory Turning Point

The Senate confirmed Michael Selig to lead the CFTC, setting the stage for expanded crypto oversight, renewed momentum on digital asset regulation, and a reshaping of U.S. market structure policy as jurisdictional lines face mounting pressure. Senate Vote Signals Shift in Crypto Regulatory Direction A leadership change at a key U.S. market regulator marks a … Read more

Regulated Prediction Markets Take Shape as Bitnomial Locks in Clearing Approval Under CFTC Oversight

Bitnomial won U.S. regulatory approval to clear fully collateralized swaps, opening the door to regulated prediction markets and positioning the exchange as the only domestic venue unifying derivatives, crypto exposure and outcomes-based trading. Bitnomial Expands Regulated Prediction Markets Under CFTC Approval A regulated derivatives exchange expanded its product scope in the United States as Bitnomial … Read more

CFTC Scraps Outdated Crypto Rules, Signals Fresh Momentum Ahead

U.S. crypto regulation is pivoting fast as the CFTC scraps legacy guidance, signaling a friendlier, clearer framework that could unlock broader market access, reduce compliance friction and accelerate digital asset integration across American financial markets. CFTC Signals Pro-Crypto Shift by Scrapping Legacy Guidance A bullish regulatory reset is taking shape as U.S. crypto policy accelerates. … Read more

Crypto CEOs Step Into CFTC Council as Market Structure Shifts

Crypto heavyweights step directly into the regulatory core as the CFTC’s new CEO Innovation Council pulls top exchange leaders into fast-moving debates on tokenization, collateral, 24/7 trading, and the evolving derivatives framework set to guide U.S. market modernization. CFTC Taps Top Crypto Chiefs as Market-Structure Momentum Builds Crypto’s growing influence in U.S. market-structure policy advanced … Read more

CFTC Launches Crypto Pilot With BTC, ETH, USDC Driving Margin Heat

A new CFTC pilot program opens the door for regulated tokenized collateral in U.S. derivatives markets, signaling broader acceptance of bitcoin, ether and stablecoins while removing barriers that once constrained digital asset innovation. CFTC Launches Tokenized Collateral Pilot and Pulls Back Outdated Rules Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham on Dec. … Read more

First-Ever Spot Crypto Trading Goes Live on a CFTC-Registered Exchange

Bitnomial has become the first U.S. exchange cleared to offer regulator-approved spot cryptocurrency products, marking a pivotal regulatory shift and a political tone change under President Trump’s crypto-friendly administration. CFTC Hails ‘Golden Age’ as Bitnomial Lists First Regulated Spot Crypto Products Bitnomial has officially entered the history books as the first U.S. exchange to list … Read more

CFTC Urges Crypto CEOs to Help Shape Regulation as US Market Structure Accelerates

The CFTC is turbocharging America’s innovation momentum by recruiting top CEOs to shape the future of crypto market structure, blockchain rulemaking, and next-gen digital-asset oversight as the agency pushes into a new era of financial transformation. CFTC Opens CEO Innovation Council Nominations U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on Nov. 25 that Acting Chairman … Read more

Who is Michael Selig, Trump’s New Nominee for CFTC Chair?

There’ll soon be a new sheriff at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and it won’t be former Commissioner Brian Quintenz. Michael Selig: The Crypto Lawyer Nominated for CFTC Chair Brian Quintenz, a former commissioner at the CFTC and current global head of policy at the crypto division of Silicon Valley venture firm Andreessen … Read more

Trump’s CFTC Pick Puts XRP in the Spotlight as SEC Grip on Crypto Starts to Loosen

Trump’s pick of pro-crypto advocate Michael Selig to lead the CFTC ignites fresh optimism, as his pledge to boost freedom, innovation, and make America the crypto capital aligns with his past clarification of XRP’s legal status, signaling powerful bullish momentum. Trump’s Nomination of Selig Hints at a New Era of Commodity-Driven Crypto Policy XRP’s legal … Read more

Crypto.com Secures Full CFTC Derivatives Stack, Clears Way for Margined Crypto Products

Crypto.com announced that its affiliate Crypto.com | Derivatives North America (CDNA) has received approval for an amended designated contract market (DCM) license, completing a full suite of U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) derivatives permissions — DCM, DCO and FCM. The DCM amendment authorizes margined derivatives trading (including crypto perpetuals) on CDNA alongside its existing … Read more