Regulation
Timely, impact-focused reporting on global crypto laws, enforcement actions, and policy shifts — helping traders and investors understand how new rules shape markets and digital assets.
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CFTC Seeks Input on Rules Affecting Fintech Firms, DeFi Applications
WASHINGTON, June 16, 2026 — The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission launched a review of its regulatory framework for fintech firms, seeking public input on regulations, guidance, orders, no-action letters, and other items that may hinder partnerships between fintech firms and CFTC-regulated entities or could be updated to streamline registration and authorization processes in a Request for Information.
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CFTC Opens Path to True Perpetual Futures for Coinbase and Bitnomial
WASHINGTON, June 12, 2026 — The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Division of Market Oversight issued a no-action letter allowing designated contract markets to convert existing perpetual-style digital commodity futures contracts into true digital commodity perpetual futures by removing their expiration dates, subject to specified conditions.
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CFTC Proposes Framework for Prediction Market Contracts
WASHINGTON, June 10, 2026 — The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking public comment on amendments to Regulation 40.11 and the addition of Appendix F to Part 40, establishing a framework for evaluating certain event contracts.
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EBA and New York DFS Sign Stablecoin Oversight Agreement Under MiCA
PARIS, June 2, 2026 — The European Banking Authority (EBA) and the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing a framework for cooperation, information exchange, and supervisory coordination related to cross-border stablecoin activities.
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FCA Warns Football Clubs Over Sponsorship Deals With Unauthorized Financial Firms
LONDON, June 3, 2026 — The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned football clubs about sponsorship arrangements involving unauthorized financial firms, including crypto businesses and trading platforms, saying such relationships could expose supporters to financial harm and create legal, compliance, and reputational risks for clubs.
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SEC Draft Strategic Plan Sets Goal of Regulatory Framework for Digital Assets
WASHINGTON, June 2, 2026 — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has published a draft strategic plan for fiscal years 2026–2030 that outlines the agency’s regulatory and operational priorities, including a commitment to establish a regulatory framework for digital assets and distributed ledger technologies.
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CFTC Issues Policy Statement on Perpetual Contracts
WASHINGTON, May 29, 2026 — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a policy statement outlining its views on the listing of perpetual contracts, stating that perpetual contracts referencing asset classes not contemplated in the Commission's approval of KalshiEX LLC's BTCPERP futures contract should be submitted for review and approval under the voluntary product approval process set out in Commission Regulation 40.3.
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CFTC Staff Confirms Certain Crypto Perpetuals as Foreign Futures
WASHINGTON, May 29, 2026 — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Market Participants Division issued an interpretation confirming that certain crypto-asset perpetual contracts offered on Deribit FZE may be categorized as foreign futures under Commission Regulation 30.1 and issued a no-action position regarding the posting of customer-owned digital commodities and payment stablecoins as margin collateral for certain foreign futures and foreign options positions.
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CFTC Approves Kalshi Bitcoin Perpetual Futures Contract
WASHINGTON, May 29, 2026 — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved KalshiEX LLC’s BTCPERP Contract, a perpetual futures contract that references the spot price of bitcoin, allowing the product to be listed for trading on Kalshi and made available for clearing as a futures contract.
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CFTC Sets Regulatory Expectations for 24/7 Trading and Clearing Operations
WASHINGTON, May 29, 2026 — Staff of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Clearing and Risk, Division of Market Oversight, and Market Participants Division issued an advisory outlining regulatory expectations for designated contract markets, swap execution facilities, derivatives clearing organizations, and futures commission merchants seeking to extend trading and clearing operations to a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week basis.
