CFTC

CFTC Clears Phantom to Offer Derivatives Trading Without Broker Registration
The popular Solana wallet can now partner with registered exchanges to offer in-app access to derivatives and event contracts without registering as a broker.

CFTC Launches Sweeping Review of Prediction Markets
The agency issued an advance rulemaking notice and a staff advisory encouraging innovation.

CFTC Says It's 'Modernizing' Rules to Make a Place for DeFi in the US
The Chairs of the U.S. CFTC and SEC said they're working together to keep on-chain finance, prediction markets, and perpetuals futures in the country.

CFTC Says Prediction Markets Should Be Federally Regulated
The CFTC's legal action and statement comes as popular prediction marketplaces like Kalshi and Polymarket face lawsuits from U.S. state gambling regulators.

Senate Ag Committee Advances CFTC-Focused Portion of Market Structure Bill
While the Senate Agriculture Committee passed its part of the crypto market structure bill today, the Senate Banking Committee has yet to vote on its more comprehensive version of the CLARITY Act.

Coinbase Sues Three States Over Prediction Market Restrictions
The lawsuits were filed just before the Senate confirmed Trump’s pick to lead what would be prediction markets' federal regulator, the CFTC.

Polymarket Receives CFTC Approval to Operate in the United States
The long-awaited Polymarket US has been cleared to launch.

White House Crypto Report Recommends Expanding CFTC’s Role in Crypto Regulation
The call to extend the CFTC’s authority to be able to regulate non-security crypto assets echoes the CLARITY Act.

Ex-CFTC Chair Behnam Calls Self-Regulatory Organization ‘Critical’ to Market Regulation
A crypto industry SRO like the SEC’s FINRA could police member organizations with real teeth.

For the Crypto Market Structure CLARITY Act, the ‘Devil Is in the Details’
Four lawyers take on the question of agency power in the case of a broad regulatory bill written by a relatively crypto-friendly Congress.





