CFTC News

CFTC acting chair Caroline Pham says Monday was her last day at the regulator, with Michael Selig being officially sworn in to chair the agency.

Following Michael Selig's confirmation, White House official David Sacks said the SEC and CFTC were set to offer "clear regulatory guidelines" for digital assets.

Coinbase is buying The Clearing Company as it expands into prediction markets and broadens its product lineup beyond crypto trading.

Coinbase sued regulators in Connecticut, Illinois and Michigan, arguing CFTC-regulated prediction markets should fall under federal commodities law, not state gambling rules.

Mike Selig pledged to make crypto a priority when he was picked to lead the CFTC in October, while Travis Hill has spoken out against crypto debanking.

White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks said the CLARITY Act will reach the Senate next month for debate and amendment before a full vote.

The sole remaining CFTC commissioner, Caroline Pham, said earlier this year that she would leave the agency after the US Senate confirms a replacement.

Gemini says its prediction markets are now live nationwide via affiliate Gemini Titan after it secured a CFTC Designated Contract Market license

The Senate Banking Committee delayed crypto market structure hearings until 2026 amid ongoing bipartisan negotiations.

The CFTC gave “no-action” letters to a group of prediction markets, including Polymarket US, exempting them from swap data reporting and record-keeping regulations.

The CFTC has scrapped its guidance on how crypto is delivered in a transaction, giving “way more flexibility for exchanges,” says StarkWare's Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos.

Senators could vote on Michael Selig’s nomination to head the CFTC, which, if successful, is expected to lead to the departure of acting Chair Caroline Pham.

The CFTC's new CEO Innovation Council includes leaders from crypto exchanges like Kraken and traditional stock exchanges such as Nasdaq to discuss market structure reforms.

The pilot program allows futures commission merchants to accept Bitcoin, Ether and USDC for margin collateral, provided strict reporting criteria are followed.

Gold has popped 4,000% following CFTC's approval in the 1970s, leaving Bitcoin and Ethereum with a similar scaling setup.