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CFTC Prepares to Allow Perpetual Crypto Futures Within Weeks

CFTC Prepares to Allow Perpetual Crypto Futures Within Weeks
CFTC Prepares to Allow Perpetual Crypto Futures Within Weeks
March 03, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) plans to allow perpetual futures contracts for cryptocurrencies within weeks, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (March 3). The CFTC is doing...

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Ex-Trump Official Wants Prediction Markets Regulated by States
Ex-Trump Official Wants Prediction Markets Regulated by States
March 02, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

An ex-Trump administration official is calling on states to regulate prediction markets. Mick Mulvaney, a former congressman and acting chief of staff for the first...

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CFTC Vows Clean Prediction Markets as Kalshi Flags Insider Trading
CFTC Vows Clean Prediction Markets as Kalshi Flags Insider Trading
February 25, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said Wednesday (Feb. 25) that it has full authority to police illegal trading practices on designated contract markets (DCMs)....

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CFTC Asserts Authority to Police Prediction Markets
CFTC Asserts Authority to Police Prediction Markets
February 17, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Should the increasingly popular predictions market space be regulated by states or the federal government? The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is making the case...

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CFTC Clears Path for National Trust Banks to Issue Payment Stablecoins
CFTC Clears Path for National Trust Banks to Issue Payment Stablecoins
February 09, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) clarified Friday (Feb. 6) that national trust banks may issue payment stablecoins. The agency did so by reissuing CFTC...

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Nevada Files Civil Enforcement Action to Stop Coinbase From Offering Event Contracts
Nevada Files Civil Enforcement Action to Stop Coinbase From Offering Event Contracts
February 03, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The Nevada Gaming Control Board filed a civil enforcement action Monday (Feb. 2), seeking to stop Coinbase from offering certain event contracts in the state....

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Senate Crypto Bill Finds Common Ground on Data Standards
Senate Crypto Bill Finds Common Ground on Data Standards
January 29, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

U.S. federal regulators are no longer circling the crypto question. They are building the machinery to answer it. The Senate Agriculture Committee on Thursday (Jan....

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Senate Sets Dueling Markups for High-Stakes Crypto Market Regulation
Senate Sets Dueling Markups for High-Stakes Crypto Market Regulation
January 09, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

This January is crunch time for the Senate on cryptocurrency market regulation efforts. After years of fits and starts on Capitol Hill, including key wins...

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