CFTC
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Use of crypto as derivatives collateral outlined in CFTC factsheet
Guidance keeps limits on uncleared swaps, applies haircuts, and requires FCMs to meet reporting and operational requirements under a no-action pathway.
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CFTC and Division of Market Oversight issue releases on prediction markets and event contracts
A look at how the current administration intends to regulate event contracts and prediction markets.
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CFTC’s Selig signals green light for crypto perpetuals
The derivative contracts, which trade widely offshore, will likely soon come to US markets with faster listings via self-certification.
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CFTC: Yes, we can police prediction market insider trading
The CFTC asserts itself in previously murky regulatory waters.
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Polymarket sues over sports prediction ban, debate about oversight lingers
Recent lawsuits and regulatory announcements come as prediction markets have exploded into a multi-billion-dollar industry, with users betting on how much snow will fall.
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CFTC launches Innovation Advisory Committee
The advisory group will draw on industry heavyweights and public interest commentators to explore how new technologies can benefit markets and investors.
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CFTC amends rules to make investigations more transparent
The policy shift involves procedural changes to adjudication, settlement recommendations, and Wells notice practice.
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CFTC guidance frees up foreign margin securities for US FCMs
The CFTC’s Market Participants Division’s latest letter clarifies how futures commission merchants can use customer securities at foreign intermediaries.