Tagged: cftc

September 11, 2026 @ 2:08 pm By Press Release  |  

WASHINGTON — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today approved a final rule that incorporates a 30 percent presumption for whistleblower awards of $5 million or less, subject to Commission discretion and its analysis of relevant regulatory factors.The final rule is modeled on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rule 21F-6(c), further

September 11, 2026 @ 10:20 am By Press Release  |  

Joint Readout of Principals’ Meeting of UK and U.S. Authorities Regarding Central Counterparty Resolution | CFTC /PressRoom/PressReleases/9296-26 Skip to main content September 11, 2026 WASHINGTON — Senior officials from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve Board, and Bank of England convened

September 10, 2026 @ 4:36 pm By Press Release  |  

WASHINGTON — Chairman Michael S. Selig and the Risk Management Center at Kansas State University today released the agenda for the Agricultural Commodity Futures Conference (AgCon) on October 22-23, 2026, in Overland Park, Kansas. Attendees will discuss topics related to market structure, changes in emerging markets, contract convergence, financing, data, access

September 4, 2026 @ 10:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New Jersey has now formally asked the nation’s highest court to settle a growing dispute over who has the power to oversee sports wagering that takes place on prediction-market platforms. On September 2, 2026, Attorney General Jennifer Davenport filed a petition for a writ of… Read More

September 3, 2026 @ 5:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has asked a federal judge to throw out CME Group’s challenge to the agency’s approval of cryptocurrency perpetual futures, arguing that the world’s largest derivatives exchange has not shown a legally cognizable injury. In a motion filed September… Read More

September 2, 2026 @ 7:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hyperliquid Labs is said to now be pursuing a regulated path into the United States by negotiating with Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, according to a Bloomberg report published on August 31, 2026. The discussions center on perpetual futures, the derivative contracts… Read More

September 2, 2026 @ 1:27 pm By Press Release  |  

CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Position on Large Trader Reporting for Direct Participants | CFTC /PressRoom/PressReleases/9293-26 Skip to main content September 02, 2026 WASHINGTON — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight today announced it has issued a no-action letter to Electron Exchange DCM LLC, a designated contract market,

September 2, 2026 @ 12:04 pm By Press Release  |  

CFTC Issues Final Rule to Modify Clearing Requirement for Canadian Dollar- and Mexican Peso-Denominated Interest Rate Swaps | CFTC /PressRoom/PressReleases/9292-26 Skip to main content September 02, 2026 WASHINGTON — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued a final rule to modify its interest rate swap clearing requirement. The final rule

August 31, 2026 @ 2:54 pm By Press Release  |  

CFTC Further Extends Compliance Date for Amendments to Form PF | CFTC /PressRoom/PressReleases/9290-26 Skip to main content August 31, 2026 WASHINGTON — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today published a Joint Final Rule with the Securities and Exchange Commission further extending the compliance date for the amendments to Form PF that were

August 30, 2026 @ 1:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A federal appeals panel has given Nevada a significant win in its clash with prediction market operator Kalshi, holding that sports-event contracts listed on the company’s exchange are not “swaps” under federal commodities law and therefore are not shielded from state gaming rules. On August… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Connecticut officials have taken prediction-market operator Kalshi to state court, asking a judge to halt what they describe as unlicensed sports betting offered through the company’s event contracts. Attorney General William Tong, Consumer Protection Commissioner Bryan T. Cafferelli, and Governor Ned Lamont announced the action… Read More

August 25, 2026 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Hyperliquid Policy Center has formally urged the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to establish a coordinated regulatory approach for perpetual contracts. In a comment letter submitted on August 24, 2026, the group responded to a joint… Read More

August 20, 2026 @ 6:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

During the CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee meeting today, there was an interesting exchange between CME Group CEO Terry Duffy and CFTC Chairman Mike Selig. Duffy expressed his support for the crypto industry, something they have participated in since 2017, as well as artificial intelligence, utilized… Read More

August 19, 2026 @ 9:16 am By JD Alois  |  

It is a big week in Washington, D.C., for the crypto and prediction market industries. First, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced new rules, Regulation Crypto Assets, to provide a regulated path to issue and trade certain crypto assets. The move was somewhat surprising, as… Read More

August 15, 2026 @ 2:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kalshi, one of the largest US prediction markets platforms, has reportedly removed its sports-related “mention markets” following the launch of a review by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) into this category of contracts. The agency is examining whether these markets are particularly vulnerable to… Read More

August 14, 2026 @ 1:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A King County Superior Court judge has ordered the prediction market platform Kalshi to halt most of its offerings available to users in Washington state. The ruling stems from a finding that the company likely breached the Washington Gambling Act along with the Consumer Protection Act by conducting… Read More

August 12, 2026 @ 9:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission, along with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, filed fraud charges against Goliath Ventures and its founder, Christopher Delgado. The enforcement action alleges that Goliath and its founder created a $425 million crypto Ponzi scam. From at least January 2023… Read More

August 12, 2026 @ 3:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has invoked emergency powers to maintain orderly operations in regard to prediction markets. The action followed a formal alert from KalshiEX, LLC regarding an emerging market disruption. The move stems from a lawsuit initiated by New York Attorney General… Read More

August 12, 2026 @ 12:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Federal market regulatory authorities in the US including the SEC and CFTC have escalated their response to a major alleged cryptocurrency fraud involving Goliath Ventures Inc. and its founder. On August 11, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed civil charges in the U.S. District… Read More

August 12, 2026 @ 9:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A federal judge in Connecticut has rejected prediction-market operator Kalshi’s bid for emergency protection from state gambling enforcement, determining that the company’s sports-related event contracts do not meet the legal definition of swaps under federal commodities law. As a result, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s… Read More