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CFTC Proposes New Rule for Regulating Crypto Transactions

CFTC Proposes New Rule for Regulating Crypto Transactions
CFTC Proposes New Rule for Regulating Crypto Transactions
October 05, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Federal regulators have introduced a new proposal designed to regulate digital asset markets and transactions. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) introduced a proposal Monday (Oct. 5) for...

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CFTC Moves to Define Prediction Markets as Swaps Amid Jurisdiction Battle
CFTC Moves to Define Prediction Markets as Swaps Amid Jurisdiction Battle
October 01, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is moving to write its claim of authority over prediction markets directly into federal regulations. The CFTC sent the White...

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CFTC Proposes Rules to Say Prediction Markets Are Not Gambling
CFTC Proposes Rules to Say Prediction Markets Are Not Gambling
September 30, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

America’s prediction markets regulator has submitted two rules for White House review as it battles states over industry oversight. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) rules, the subject of...

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Kalshi’s Sports Bets Hit Another Legal Wall
Kalshi’s Sports Bets Hit Another Legal Wall
September 29, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

A federal appeals court has dealt prediction markets another setback, ruling that sports event contracts offered by Kalshi are not federally regulated “swaps” and that...

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Crypto Lost Its Clarity. Here’s How Industry and Government Are Rebuilding.
Crypto Lost Its Clarity. Here’s How Industry and Government Are Rebuilding.
September 28, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

There’s a changing of the guard taking place across crypto. The Sept. 15 failure of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act to advance in the...

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CFTC Clarifies Crypto Rules as Clarity Act Stalls
CFTC Clarifies Crypto Rules as Clarity Act Stalls
September 25, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has updated its FAQs about crypto assets and blockchain technologies to provide greater clarity, the regulator said in a Thursday (Sept. 24) press release....

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Kalshi Seeks Margin Trading Approval as It Courts Institutional Traders
Kalshi Seeks Margin Trading Approval as It Courts Institutional Traders
September 22, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Kalshi has asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to let qualified traders use margin on its event contracts, a step the prediction market operator...

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CFTC Examines Agentic AI’s Growing Role in Finance
CFTC Examines Agentic AI’s Growing Role in Finance
September 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is hosting a series of roundtables devoted to new technologies in U.S. financial markets. The Frontier Forum series, hosted...

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