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Former CFTC Chief Says Digital Dollar Is Inevitable in US

Former CFTC Chief Says Digital Dollar Is Inevitable in US
Former CFTC Chief Says Digital Dollar Is Inevitable in US
May 20, 2026  |  CBDC

Before returning to office, President Donald Trump promised to outlaw central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). But Timothy Massad, former chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), told CoinDesk...

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CFTC Files Amicus Brief Defending Exclusive Jurisdiction Over Prediction Markets
CFTC Files Amicus Brief Defending Exclusive Jurisdiction Over Prediction Markets
May 12, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed an amicus brief Tuesday (May 12) reaffirming its exclusive jurisdiction over prediction markets. The CFTC filed the brief...

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Polymarket Seeks End to CFTC Trading Ban
Polymarket Seeks End to CFTC Trading Ban
April 28, 2026  |  Markets

Polymarket has approached the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to seek an end to the current prohibition that keeps U.S. customers from accessing its prediction market platform, Bloomberg reported...

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CFTC Deploys AI Tools to Modernize Market Surveillance
CFTC Deploys AI Tools to Modernize Market Surveillance
April 28, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to review registration applications and monitor trading, CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig told CoinDesk in a report published...

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CFTC Takes NY State to Court Over Prediction Markets
CFTC Takes NY State to Court Over Prediction Markets
April 26, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Federal regulators are suing New York State over its enforcement of prediction markets. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced Friday (April 24) that it...

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CFTC Chairman Says AI Helps Agency Run More Like a Business
CFTC Chairman Says AI Helps Agency Run More Like a Business
April 16, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is using artificial intelligence to boost efficiency, CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig told a congressional committee Thursday (April 16)....

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CFTC Gets Judge to Block Arizona’s Prediction Market Prosecution
CFTC Gets Judge to Block Arizona’s Prediction Market Prosecution
April 12, 2026  |  Markets

Federal regulators have convinced a judge to prohibit Arizona from prosecuting predictions market Kalshi. The U.S. District Court for the District Arizona on Friday (April...

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CFTC Names Task Force to Set AI and Prediction Market Rules
CFTC Names Task Force to Set AI and Prediction Market Rules
April 10, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced the members of its newly formed Innovation Task Force (ITF). The CFTC said in March that it was launching the ITF...

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