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The founder of Lighter has been appointed to the CFTC's Innovation Advisory Committee
Svmuu News: Vladimir Novakovski, founder and CEO of Lighter, posted on X: “As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, I am proud to have been here from the very beginning, building Lighter. Thi
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CFTC Chair Criticizes Illinois' 0.2% Crypto Transaction Tax, Saying It Hinders Technological Progress
Svmuu News: U.S. CFTC Chairman Michael Selig criticized Illinois for passing a 0.2% tax on crypto transactions, stating that the state’s lawmakers “have put the brakes on technological progress” and p
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U.S. CFTC Chair: Illinois’ Crypto “Sin Tax” Legislation May Threaten Chicago’s Status as a Financial Hub
Svmuu News: Mike Selig, Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), posted on X that Illinois’ legislation imposing a so-called “sin tax” on blockchain technology could jeopardiz
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Amended Complaint in Massachusetts: Kalshi Accused of Offering Sports Betting to Users Under 21
Svmuu News: The Massachusetts Attorney General has received court approval to file an amended complaint against the prediction market platform Kalshi, adding new allegations that Kalshi targeted users
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The U.S. CFTC has launched a broad investigation into Polymarket, covering social media activities and fictitious trades
Svmuu News: The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is conducting a broad investigation into the prediction market platform Polymarket, covering various aspects of its business, including
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2026 Coinbase Bitcoin Guide to Perpetual Contract Trading: Opportunities and Risk Management Following CFTC Approval
With the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approving Coinbase to offer regulated cryptocurrency perpetual futures trading, U.S. traders have gained access to an entirely new market.This article will take an in-depth look at how to purchase Bitcoin perpetual contracts on Coinbase in 2026, analyze the market surge triggered by the CFTC’s approval, and provide practical strategies to avoid margin calls, helping investors capitalize on opportunities while effectively managing risk.
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U.S. Senator Urges CFTC to Investigate Polymarket for Fraudulent Marketing
Svmuu News: On Thursday, Republican Senator John Curtis and Democratic Senator Adam Schiff sent a letter to Mike Selig, Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, urging the agency to
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The CFTC has launched an investigation into Polymarket, with multiple parties accusing it of using social media for misleading advertising
Svmuu News: The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently launched an investigation into the prediction market platform Polymarket, and the investigation is currently ongoing. Previous
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U.S. CFTC and SEC Seek Public Comments on a Unified Portfolio Margin System
Svmuu News: The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have jointly issued a document seeking public comment on further harmonizing the
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Kalshi has filed a lawsuit against the State of Illinois and its governor, challenging a bill regulating the futures market.
Svmuu News: Kalshi filed a lawsuit this week in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, Governor JB Pritzker, and other state offic
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Kentucky Becomes the Ninth State Sued by the CFTC in a Dispute Over the Regulation of the Predictive Markets Industry
Svmuu News: The U.S. CFTC filed a lawsuit against Kentucky on Tuesday in an effort to prevent the state from regulating prediction market platforms as illegal sports betting and gambling platforms, th
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U.S. CFTC Seeks Public Comments on 24/7 Futures Trading and Energy Perpetual Contracts
Svmuu News: According to an announcement by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the CFTC has officially sought public comment on two issues related to the energy derivatives market,
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Hyperliquid Policy Center: CME’s Lawsuit Against the CFTC Is a Major Misjudgment That Exposes Its Anti-Competitive Stance
Svmuu News: Jake Chervinsky, CEO of the Hyperliquid Policy Center, stated that CME Group’s lawsuit against the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is a major miscalculation and an unneces
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American Perpetuals Exchange Completes $30 Million Funding Round Led by Lux Capital
Svmuu News: Sources reveal that American Perpetuals Exchange, a derivatives trading platform owned by Theodore Gillibrand—son of U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand—has secured $30 million in funding led
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CME Group Sues CFTC Over Approval of Crypto Perpetual Futures
Svmuu News: The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and its Chair
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Uniswap Founder: Current CFTC Chair Clearly Classifies UNI as a Commodity
Svmuu News: Uniswap founder Hayden posted on X, stating that he had just noticed that current CFTC Chairman Michael Selig explicitly referred to UNI as a commodity in a Bankless article a few days ago
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CME Group CEO Terry Duffy is set to step down
Svmuu News: According to market reports, Terry Duffy, CEO of CME Group, is set to step down. Perhaps as a result, CME Group’s stock price fell 4% in premarket trading. Terry Duffy had previously expre
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The U.S. CFTC has issued an exemption letter proposing to allow exchanges to convert existing crypto perpetual futures into true perpetual contract structures
Svmuu News: The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Market Regulation Division announced today that it has issued exemption letters to Designated Contract Markets (DCMs), allowing them to
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CFTC Launches Public Consultation to Establish Structured Evaluation Framework for Prediction Market Contracts
Svmuu News: U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Mike Selig announced the official opening of a public comment period to establish a structured framework for evaluating the types
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CFTC is proposing a new set of rules to regulate prediction markets and avoid obvious manipulation
Svmuu reported that according to sources familiar with the matter, the CFTC is proposing a broad set of new rules to regulate prediction markets. The parameters of these rules will continue to allow m
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To prevent insider trading, Kalshi will require some prediction market participants to disclose employer information
Svmuu News Kalshi plans to require some prediction market participants to disclose their employer identity. It is reported that users will need to submit an online form to disclose their employer when
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CFTC Plans to Hire 100 Additional Staff to Tackle Prediction Markets and Crypto Regulation
Svmuu reports that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has canceled its planned relocation to a new headquarters, opting instead to extend its existing lease for five years. This decision ensures
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U.S. CFTC Establishes Joint Data Standards to Promote Interoperability of Financial Regulatory Data
Svmuu News: The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that it has finalized joint data standards under the Financial Data Transparency Act of 2022, establishing technical specific
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Apex Group CEO warns U.S. Clarity Act failure gives Asia and Middle East a competitive edge in digital assets
Apex Group CEO Peter Hughes warned that the U.S. risks losing digital asset businesses to faster-moving jurisdictions in Asia and the Middle East due to the failure of the U.S. Clarity Act. The Act, w
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CFTC Chairman Behnam states that the agency is "very focused" on oil trading regulation during the Iran conflict.
CFTC Chairman Behnam states that the agency is "very focused" on oil trading regulation during the Iran conflict.
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Polymarket, a decentralized prediction market platform, has fired its Head of Marketing, Matthew Modabber, according to the New York Post.
Polymarket, a decentralized prediction market platform, has fired its Chief Marketing Officer, Matthew Modabber, according to the New York Post. Modabber is also a close friend of the company's CEO, S
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Commodity exchanges urge the US CFTC to block Kalshi's perpetual oil futures plan and call for closing loopholes that allow retail traders to access offshore platforms.
Commodity exchanges are urging the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) not to approve Kalshi Inc.'s proposed perpetual oil futures contract. The Commodity Markets Council, representing de
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The U.S. CFTC has released the agenda for its AI Forum, which will explore the impact of AI on trading and agency finance.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Innovation Initiative will hold its first "Frontiers in Finance" series meeting on October 28, focusing on the potential impact of artificial intel
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Prediction Markets See Surging Volume Ahead of Midterms, as CFTC Clarifies Regulatory Stance
Combined monthly trading volume on prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket more than doubled from $26 billion in May to $53 billion in July, with over $30 million traded on House and Senate races by
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US CFTC Rejects CME's Stance in Perpetual Futures Legal Battle
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) rejected CME Group's legal standing in a perpetual futures legal dispute, stating that CME failed to demonstrate that the CFTC's policy approval of
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Hyperliquid Labs CEO Jeff Yan stated that compliant entry into the U.S. market requires regulators to understand on-chain technology.
Jeff Yan, co-founder and CEO of Hyperliquid Labs, stated on a Bloomberg podcast on October 15 that U.S. users accessing their services via VPN are violating the terms of service. He believes that prov
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SEI Perpetual Futures Now Trading on CFTC-Regulated OG.com Markets, Featuring Dollar-Settled Contracts with No Expiry
SEI Perpetual Futures Now Trading on CFTC-Regulated OG.com Markets, Featuring Dollar-Settled Contracts with No Expiry
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Judge Rejects Gemini-CFTC Bid to Lift Settlement Restrictions
A federal judge has rejected a joint bid by crypto exchange Gemini and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to lift settlement restrictions. Gemini has already paid the $5 million penalty,
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Federal Judge Rejects Joint Request from Gemini and CFTC to Vacate $5 Million Settlement
A federal judge has rejected an unusual joint request from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and cryptocurrency exchange Gemini Trust Co. to withdraw a Biden administration enforcem
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CFTC has changed US event-contract rules, including a proposed swap definition and an adopted casino-wager exclusion, but issues like court split over state gambling laws remain unresolved.
CFTC has changed US event-contract rules, including a proposed swap definition and an adopted casino-wager exclusion, but issues like court split over state gambling laws remain unresolved.
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Analysis indicates the Trump administration allegedly intervened in an oil market investigation, with a senior CFTC advisor reportedly demanding the withdrawal of an insider trading complaint regarding short selling before the oil price crash on March 23.
According to Protos' analysis, before Donald Trump withdrew his threat to strike Iranian power plants on March 23, which led to a 14% plunge in Brent crude oil futures prices, traders had shorted over
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Blockchain.com Seeks CFTC Licenses for US Derivatives and Prediction Markets
The company is seeking both exchange and futures-broker registrations to serve retail and institutional customers. The proposed US offering still requires approval.
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TD Cowen: CFTC's New Crypto Regulatory Framework May Face Deadline Due to 2028 Election
Investment bank TD Cowen stated that the new federal regulatory framework proposed by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for leveraged and margined cryptocurrency trading might not b
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The U.S. Supreme Court has not yet decided whether to hear the prediction market case, but has received multiple amicus curiae briefs.
The U.S. Supreme Court has not yet decided whether to hear cases surrounding prediction markets, but has received multiple amicus curiae briefs, an interim final rule, and a proposed rule. Last week,
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CFTC Proposes Defining Event Contracts as Swaps, Excluding Casino-Style Bets
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed to explicitly define event contracts as swaps, stating that existing exchange and trader obligations would remain unchanged. Concurrently,
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CFTC Excludes Casino-Style Wagers From Swap Definition
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has excluded casino-style wagers from its swap definition, bypassing a proposal that cited threats to prediction markets. The agency stated that th
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Blockchain.com Seeks CFTC Approval for Prediction Markets and Crypto Derivatives Trading
Digital asset platform Blockchain.com has filed two applications with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), seeking Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Futures Commission Merchant (FC
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US CFTC Unveils First Batch of Crypto Market Rules
US CFTC Unveils First Batch of Crypto Market Rules
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NFL Joins Opposition to Federal Regulation of Prediction Markets, Calls for Supreme Court Intervention
The National Football League (NFL) has filed documents with the U.S. Supreme Court, joining states, former regulator Gary Gensler, and Chris Dodd, one of the authors of the Dodd-Frank Act, in opposing
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NFL files amicus brief urging Supreme Court to hear New Jersey's case, arguing Kalshi's sports contracts are gambling, not CFTC-regulated swaps
NFL files amicus brief urging Supreme Court to hear New Jersey's case, arguing Kalshi's sports contracts are gambling, not CFTC-regulated swaps
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CFTC Chair Selig: New Crypto Rulemaking Will Prevent Another FTX-Style Collapse, Exchanges Can Register Federally
CFTC Chair Mike Selig stated on Fox Business Network that new crypto rulemaking will prevent another FTX-style collapse, allowing crypto exchanges to register federally to safeguard digital asset spot
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House Finance panel chair says regulator actions on crypto ‘fall short’ of CLARITY bill, hopes for passage before 2027
Representative French Hill hopes lawmakers could pass a cryptocurrency market structure bill before the next session of Congress in 2027 as SEC and CFTC actions weren’t sufficient.
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Solana's Compliance Progress and the Global Cryptocurrency Regulatory Landscape
Solana (SOL) has made significant strides in the global regulatory landscape, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) classifying it as a digital commodity in March 2026 and explicitly stating that protocol staking does not fall under securities regulation. In October 2026, the Hong Kong government designated Solana Company as a strategic enterprise, highlighting its ambition to become a digital asset hub. Globally, the MiCA framework has emerged as a regulatory template, while the Basel Committee and the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency have also introduced crypto-asset rules. Institutions such as the Solana Policy Institute are actively advocating for regulatory clarity to address previous "unregistered security" challenges, collectively shaping an increasingly mature cryptocurrency regulatory landscape.
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CLARITY Act Fails to Advance in Senate: US Crypto Regulatory Framework Restructuring Stalled
The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act), aimed at establishing a clear regulatory framework for the U.S. crypto market, failed to secure the 60 votes required for full Senate consideration on September 15, 2026, after passing the House and being approved by a Senate committee. It has now been shelved. The bill originally planned to redefine the jurisdictions of the SEC and CFTC by classifying digital commodities, investment contract assets, and payment stablecoins, and to introduce several market regulations. However, it was stalled due to concerns from some Democratic senators regarding investor protection and ethical safeguards.
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US SEC Delays Prediction Market ETF, CFTC Partners with NHL: What's the Compliance Path for New Sectors?
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently postponed the approval of several prediction market ETFs multiple times, raising widespread market concerns about the compliance path for these innovative financial products. Meanwhile, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has actively signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the National Hockey League (NHL) to enhance the integrity and transparency of event contract markets related to sports. Although prediction markets are regulated by the CFTC at the federal level, conflicts with state laws, jurisdictional disputes between regulatory agencies, and the lack of a unified digital asset regulatory framework continue to pose challenges for the compliance journey of this emerging sector. Its future development will require ongoing exploration and coordination among all parties.
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Bitcoin Futures Contracts: Definition, Market Dynamics, and Regulatory Developments
Bitcoin futures contracts are financial instruments that allow traders to speculate on or hedge against the future price of Bitcoin without actually holding the underlying asset. The Bitcoin futures market has matured significantly since the launch of regulated contracts by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) in 2017. Recently, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved the first regulated Bitcoin perpetual futures contract and expanded the scope of services for platforms like Coinbase. The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has also been approved to offer cryptocurrency perpetual futures to U.S. institutional investors. These developments reflect growing institutional interest in crypto derivatives, alongside risks associated with market volatility and regulatory uncertainty.
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Kalshi prediction market valuation soars to $22 billion, institutional demand drives strong growth
Prediction market platform Kalshi has reached a valuation of $22 billion after completing a $1 billion Series F funding round in May 2026, doubling its valuation in just five months. This significant growth is primarily attributed to accelerating institutional demand, with institutional trading volume surging by 800% over the past six months. As a platform federally regulated by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Kalshi has captured over 90% of the U.S. prediction market share and plans to utilize the new capital to expand its product suite, including block trading and risk products, to meet growing market demand. Despite a brief slowdown in overall industry growth, Kalshi itself has demonstrated strong growth momentum.
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The CLARITY Act: Can the New U.S. Crypto Regulatory Framework Put an End to the Chaos?
The U.S. “Clearity Act” (H.R. 3633) aims to provide much-needed regulatory certainty for the cryptocurrency market. The bill was passed by the House of Representatives in 2025 and entered the Senate for consideration in 2026. Its core objective is to clarify the jurisdiction of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over digital assets, classifying them as either “investment contract assets” or “digital commodities.” As of July 28, 2026, the bill faces resistance in the Senate, and its prospects for passage remain uncertain; however, the regulatory framework it proposes has far-reaching implications for the global $2.25 trillion cryptocurrency market.
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2026 Coinbase Bitcoin Guide to Perpetual Contract Trading: Opportunities and Risk Management Following CFTC Approval
With the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approving Coinbase to offer regulated cryptocurrency perpetual futures trading, U.S. traders have gained access to an entirely new market.This article will take an in-depth look at how to purchase Bitcoin perpetual contracts on Coinbase in 2026, analyze the market surge triggered by the CFTC’s approval, and provide practical strategies to avoid margin calls, helping investors capitalize on opportunities while effectively managing risk.
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