The CFTC issued a final rule amending the list of permitted investments of customer funds by futures commission merchants (FCMs) and derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs) under Regulation 1.25, adding certain exchange traded... Read more »
The CFTC staff issued an advisory related to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by CFTC-regulated entities as they begin to integrate AI into their businesses. The advisory observes that AI may... Read more »
The CFTC’s Division of Clearing and Risk (DCR) issued an advisory regarding the clearing of options on spot commodity-based exchange traded fund (ETF) share products. In the advisory, DCR concludes that bitcoin... Read more »
The CFTC issued No-Action Letter 21-11 granting relief from certain swap reporting and recordkeeping requirements for certain binary options transactions traded on DCM KalshiEX LLC and cleared by DCO LedgerX, LLC. In... Read more »
The DC Circuit Court of Appeals has dissolved the administrative stay sought by the CFTC to block financial exchange KalshiEx LLC from listing derivatives contracts tied to the outcome of US elections.... Read more »
The CFTC issued No-Action Letter 20-30, further extending relief from requirements to use certain new ownership and control (OCR) large-trader data reporting forms under Parts 17, 18, and 20 of CFTC regulations.... Read more »
A federal judge ruled that the CFTC exceeded its authority by blocking financial exchange KalshiEx LLC (Kalshi) from listing derivatives contracts tied to the outcome of US elections. The CFTC has appealed... Read more »
The CFTC issued a final rule amending CFTC Regulation 4.7, which sets out compliance requirements for commodity pool operators (CPOs) with respect to commodity pool offerings to qualified eligible persons (QEPs) and... Read more »
Congressman John Rose of Tennessee introduced the Bridging Regulation and Innovation for Digital Global and Electronic Digital Assets Act (BRIDGE Digital Assets Act) which proposes forming a joint advisory committee (JAC) between... Read more »
The CFTC issued an order simultaneously filing and settling charges against Uniswap Labs for violating Section 4(a) of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) by offering leveraged or margined retail commodity transactions in... Read more »