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 Sues Minnesota Over State Prediction Market Ban
WASHINGTON, May 19, 2026 — The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Tuesday sued the state of Minnesota to block a newly enacted law that would criminalize the operation of prediction markets, marking an escalation in a growing federal-state jurisdictional conflict over event contracts and federally regulated derivatives markets.
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SEC Rescinds No-Deny Settlement Policy in Enforcement Actions
WASHINGTON, May 18, 2026 — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday it had rescinded a decades-old policy requiring defendants settling enforcement actions to agree not to publicly deny the agency’s allegations, marking a notable shift in the SEC’s enforcement framework.
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CFTC Reaffirms Exclusive Authority Over Prediction Markets in Sixth Circuit Filing
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2026 — The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Tuesday it had filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reaffirming the agency’s exclusive jurisdiction over prediction markets in ongoing litigation involving KalshiEx LLC.
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CFTC Chairman Signals Deeper SEC Coordination on Crypto Oversight
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2026 — Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael S. Selig said the agency is working with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to further align oversight, rulemaking and enforcement efforts across increasingly interconnected securities and derivatives markets, including the digital asset sector, according to remarks published Tuesday by the CFTC.
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FCA Investigates Mastercard, PayPal and Visa Over Digital Wallet Practices
LONDON, May 6, 2026 — The Financial Conduct Authority said Wednesday it is investigating Mastercard, PayPal and Visa under the Competition Act 1998 over suspected anti-competitive conduct linked to the funding and usage of PayPal’s digital wallet, according to a statement.
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CFTC Orders New York Trader to Pay $200,000 for Treasury Futures Spoofing
WASHINGTON, May 6, 2026 — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Wednesday it ordered Sidney Lebental, a trader who resided in New York, to pay a $200,000 civil monetary penalty and imposed a one-month trading ban to resolve spoofing charges tied to Treasury futures trading, according to a statement.
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SEC Proposes Optional Semiannual Reporting Framework for Public Companies
WASHINGTON, May 5, 2026 — The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday, in a statement, that it has proposed rule and form amendments that would allow public companies to file semiannual reports in place of quarterly reports to meet interim reporting obligations under federal securities laws.
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CFTC Expands No-Action Relief for Event Contract Transactions to Include Bitnomial Clearing
WASHINGTON, May 4, 2026 — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Monday, in a statement, that staff from its Division of Market Oversight and Division of Clearing and Risk have issued a supplemental no-action letter addressing swap data reporting and recordkeeping requirements for certain event contract transactions.
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FCA Arrests Three in Unlawful Financial Promotions Probe
LONDON, May 1, 2026 — The Financial Conduct Authority said Friday that three individuals have been arrested as part of an investigation into suspected unlawful financial promotions, according to a statement.
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FCA to Allow Cryptoasset Firms to Request Pre-Application Meetings From May 11
LONDON, April 30, 2026 — The Financial Conduct Authority said Thursday that cryptoasset firms will be able to request pre-application meetings from May 11, according to a statement.
