CFTC Tells Court CME Has No Standing to Challenge Perpetual Futures
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission asked a federal court on 16 October 2026 to dismiss CME Group's lawsuit over perpetual futures.
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Judge Rejects Gemini and CFTC Bid to Void $5 Million Settlement
A U.S. federal judge rejected a joint request from crypto exchange Gemini and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to overturn Gemini's $5 million settlement.
CFTC Draws the Line: Prediction Markets Are Swaps, Casinos Are Not
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposed a rule to define event contracts on sports, politics, and weather as swaps under its jurisdiction.
CFTC Proposes First Crypto Market Rules as Spot-Trading Gap Lingers
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposed two crypto trading rules on 5 October 2026, opening a 60-day comment period.
CFTC Moves to Put Event Contracts Beyond State Gambling Rules
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sent the White House two rules that would define prediction-market event contracts as swaps.
New York Wants Polymarket to Pay Triple Its Gambling Gains
New York Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul sued Polymarket US on 24 September 2026, calling it an unlicensed illegal gambling operation.
Crypto.com Spinoff OG.com Joins Race for Never-Expiring US Stock Futures
OG.com, the derivatives platform recently spun out of Crypto.com, has asked the CFTC for approval to list perpetual futures tied to individual US stocks.
Kalshi Loses Again as Sixth Circuit Lets States Regulate Its Sports Contracts
A Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled on 25 September 2026 that Kalshi's sports-event contracts are not federally regulated swaps.
White House Turns to Crypto Regulators as Clarity Act Stalls in Senate
White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt and Treasury official Luke Pettit said U.S. crypto regulation now rests with financial regulators.
CFTC Bypasses Congress, Sends Crypto Rules to the White House
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission sent a new crypto market-structure proposal to the White House for review on 17 September 2026.
Two Regulators, One Day: CFTC and SEC Both Move to Ease Crypto Rules
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a no-action position on 17 September 2026, telling passive software developers they need not register as introducing brokers if they meet set conditions.
Democrats' Last-Minute Counteroffer Puts CLARITY Act Vote in Doubt
Senate Democrats sent Republicans a counterproposal on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act late Monday.
Crypto's CLARITY Act Hangs in the Balance Ahead of 15 September Senate Vote
The US Senate is scheduled to hold a procedural vote on 15 September 2026 on whether to advance the CLARITY Act, the crypto market-structure bill.
Kalshi's Push for Tesla and Nvidia Perps Divides Wall Street
Kalshi plans to seek US approval for about 60 perpetual futures tied to stocks and exchange-traded funds, including Tesla, Apple and Nvidia.
Bessent Presses the Senate on the CLARITY Act as Its 2026 Odds Fade
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged the Senate to advance the CLARITY Act on 9 September 2026, ahead of a key procedural vote.
CFTC Calls CME's Crypto Perpetuals Lawsuit 'Much Ado About Nothing'
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission asked a federal judge on 2 September 2026 to dismiss CME's lawsuit over crypto perpetual futures.
Crypto's Biggest Legislative Bet Hangs by a Thread in September
The U.S. Senate will hold a procedural vote on the Clarity Act on September 15, the crypto market structure bill's first floor test.
Hyperliquid's Route Into the US Runs Through Kraken's Bitnomial
Hyperliquid Labs is in talks with Kraken parent Payward to bring some of its perpetual futures to United States traders, according to Bloomberg.
Kalshi Cut Off in Three States as the CFTC Rallies to Its Defense
Kalshi customers in Washington, Michigan and Nevada are blocked from the prediction market platform after state court orders.
CFTC Won't Wait for Congress: Selig Readies Crypto Rules if Clarity Act Stalls
CFTC Chairman Michael Selig said on 20 August 2026 that the agency will use existing authority to build crypto market rules if Congress fails to pass the CLARITY Act.
CLARITY Act's 2026 Odds Collapse to 10% as the Senate Clock Runs Down
Galaxy Digital cut the odds of the CLARITY Act passing in 2026 to 10% on 15 August, down from 50% in June.
Kalshi Must Geofence Washington Bettors by Sept. 2 or Face $120,000 Daily Fines
A King County Superior Court judge ordered Kalshi to stop offering prediction markets on sports, elections, and politics in Washington.
CFTC Shields Kalshi From New York Shutdown With Emergency Powers
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission invoked emergency authority on 11 August 2026 to order Kalshi to keep operating in New York.
CLARITY Act Vote Slips to September as Senate Democrats Hold Out
The US Senate will not vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act before its August recess.
