CFTC News

The Foreign Board of Trade (FBOT) framework is designed for the legacy financial system and is a poor fit for cryptocurrency exchanges.

The US Senate has added a provision to its crypto bill confirming that tokenized stocks remain securities, preserving their fit within existing financial frameworks.

A 24/7 trading cycle would create new opportunities and risks for traditional financial markets that do not operate on nights and weekends.

Outgoing CFTC Commissioner Kristin Johnson said prediction markets pose risks to retail investors, and slammed companies exploiting license loopholes for event betting.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a no-action letter to a crypto derivatives exchange and clearinghouse acquired by Polymarket after a July request for relief.

In a joint statement, the SEC and CFTC said existing law does not block regulated exchanges from listing spot crypto products.

According to some Republican lawmakers, the first crypto-related priority in the Senate will be to pass legislation for market structure.

The change is part of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s “crypto sprint,” an initiative to overhaul regulations in response to proposals from the Trump administration.

Nasdaq’s algorithms will scan order books and cross-market activity, giving the CFTC real-time tools to detect abuse across equities and digital assets.

Kristin Johnson, the CFTC's last remaining Democratic commissioner, confirmed she will leave the regulator on Sept. 3.

The $2 billion prediction market faces CFTC scrutiny while expanding into Bitcoin deposits and betting big on new leadership to grow its crypto strategy.

The CFTC is seeking public input on how it can more effectively regulate spot crypto trading as part of its second “crypto sprint” initiative to advance the White House’s crypto agenda.

Seven organizations affiliated with crypto urged a quick confirmation of Brian Quintenz to the CFTC, though nothing was scheduled on the Senate calendar before its recess.

The Wyoming lawmaker is one of the Republicans taking the lead to pass market structure in the US Senate.

A US judge ruled EminiFX and its founder, Eddy Alexandre, must repay $228 million after running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded thousands of investors.