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CFTC Launches Innovation Task Force With Crypto Focus at Center of Broader Regulatory Effort

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CFTC moves to shape oversight of crypto, AI, and prediction markets with a new task force aimed at defining rules for fast-evolving derivatives, signaling a more structured U.S. approach to financial innovation and compliance. CFTC Targets Emerging Tech Oversight Framework Regulatory priorities for emerging financial technologies advanced as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced … Read more

CFTC Publishes FAQs Defining Bitcoin, Ether, Stablecoin Roles in Margin

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CFTC defines how bitcoin, ether, and stablecoins function in derivatives margin, applying risk-based haircuts and tighter usage limits while reinforcing structured oversight instead of banning crypto from core market activity. CFTC Formalizes Crypto Margin Treatment With Risk-Based Haircuts Regulatory treatment of bitcoin, ether, and stablecoins within U.S. derivatives markets is evolving toward structured oversight rather … Read more

US Regulators Recognize XRP’s Non-Security Status in SEC, CFTC Landmark Crypto Rules

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XRP gains clearer regulatory footing as U.S. authorities explicitly include it among digital commodities in new SEC guidance, aligning it with major crypto assets like bitcoin and ether while reinforcing a shift toward function-based oversight that could reshape how investors evaluate risk, value drivers, and long-term market positioning. XRP Listed Among Digital Commodities in New … Read more

SEC, CFTC Issue Landmark Crypto Guidance Defining US Regulatory Boundaries

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Tuesday issued a joint interpretation clarifying how federal securities laws apply to crypto assets, marking one of the most comprehensive attempts yet to define regulatory boundaries in the United States. Federal Crypto Policy Shift: SEC, CFTC Outline Jurisdiction and Token Types The … Read more

CFTC No-Action Relief Unlocks Crypto Wallet Access to Regulated Derivatives Markets

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CFTC clears a path for crypto wallet software to expand into derivatives access without broker registration, signaling a major regulatory opening for non-custodial platforms while preserving boundaries around trading control and custody. CFTC Opens Door for Wallet-Based Derivatives Access Regulatory relief for crypto software providers advanced as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Market Participants Division … Read more

CFTC Issues Guidance That Could Ignite Massive Prediction Markets Expansion

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U.S. regulators move to rein in fast-growing prediction markets as event-based derivatives gain traction, with the CFTC warning exchanges to strengthen surveillance, prevent manipulation, and ensure new contracts tied to real-world outcomes meet federal trading rules. CFTC Issues New Guidance Signaling Major Expansion for US Prediction Markets Growing interest in event-based derivatives has drawn new … Read more

SEC and CFTC Strike Historic Pact to Align US Financial and Crypto Market Rules

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U.S. regulators move to tighten coordination as the SEC and CFTC launch a joint framework aimed at reducing regulatory conflicts, modernizing oversight, and shaping clearer rules for emerging financial markets, including crypto assets. Regulatory Turf Wars End as SEC and CFTC Coordinate Oversight Across US Markets Federal financial regulators moved to coordinate oversight on March … Read more

SEC Chair Pushes SEC-CFTC Regulatory Harmonization

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U.S. regulators are moving to align oversight of securities and derivatives markets as SEC Chairman Paul Atkins pushes a coordinated framework with the CFTC designed to reduce duplicate compliance, unify supervision, and streamline how firms operate across both regimes. SEC and CFTC Move Toward Unified Market Oversight Framework Regulatory coordination between U.S. market overseers is … Read more

CFTC Cracks Down on Prediction Market Abuse as Insider Trading Cases Surface on Kalshi

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Federal regulators are emphasizing oversight expectations for prediction markets, using recent enforcement activity on KalshiEX to signal that event contract trading faces the same insider trading, fraud, and market integrity standards as traditional derivatives markets. Kalshi Cases Prompt Federal Reminder: Prediction Markets Face Traditional Market Rules Federal derivatives regulators continue to scrutinize trading activity on … Read more

Prediction Markets Trigger Federal-State Clash as CFTC Defends Authority

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The CFTC is escalating its defense of exclusive authority over U.S. commodity derivatives and prediction markets as legal battles threaten to redraw regulatory lines and restrict access to event contracts nationwide. Prediction Markets Challenge State Authority as Appeals Court Weighs Federal Derivatives Control Prediction markets are at the center of a growing legal dispute over … Read more

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