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The CFTC has proposed its first written framework for sports event contracts, formally defining sports markets as “gaming” – then writing definitions under which virtually everything currently traded on Kalshi and its rivals stays legal. Five banned categories, one legalized industry The Commodity Futures Trading Commission released the proposed rulemaking on Wednesday, June 10, opening […]
Read full articleContinuous trading could reshape global energy markets, offering real-time responses to geopolitical events, but raises regulatory and systemic concerns. The post CME faces potential regulatory hurdle as CFTC reviews 24-hour oil contract proposal appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
CFTC staff issued release 9252-26 on Friday, giving designated contract markets a no-action path to convert existing perpetual-style digital commodity futures into true perpetuals, advancing the agency's buildout of a regulated US crypto derivatives market.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has taken New Mexico to federal court over efforts to regulate prediction markets. The lawsuit targets state officials after New Mexico moved against Kalshi over alleged unlicensed sports betting activity. The dispute adds another chapter…
The federal derivatives regulator filed suit Thursday in federal court seeking to bar New Mexico from enforcing state gaming laws against CFTC-registered prediction-market exchanges, making New Mexico the eighth state to face federal litigation over the question of exclusive jurisdiction.
The CFTC's legal actions could centralize prediction market regulation, impacting state autonomy and setting a precedent for federal oversight. The post CFTC sues New Mexico over federal jurisdiction infringement appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Coinbase Derivatives is moving its CFTC-registered gold and silver futures to around-the-clock trading effective Friday evening, the first time these US-regulated contracts will not close for weekends, with oil futures to follow.
Kalshi's regulated crypto perpetuals could reshape US trading dynamics, challenging existing market structures and regulatory frameworks. The post Kalshi’s crypto perpetuals ignite debate on futures versus swaps appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Former CFTC and SEC chair Gary Gensler filed an amicus brief with the Sixth Circuit arguing that sports-event prediction markets are not swaps under Dodd-Frank, directly contradicting the CFTC's own position in the KalshiEX v. Ohio appeal.
