WASHINGTON, July 24, 2026 — The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight (DMO) issued an advisory Friday reminding designated contract markets (DCMs) that Broad Template Certifications for event contracts should not be submitted under Commission Regulation 40.2(a).
WASHINGTON, July 14, 2026 — The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has stayed an emergency rule filed by KalshiEX LLC that would have resulted in the forced liquidation of certain previously executed event-contract positions involving Michigan residents.
WASHINGTON, July 7, 2026 — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed a federal complaint against Trevor L. Vernon and Argent Capital Management LLC, alleging they fraudulently solicited and accepted at least $14.8 million from more than 60 participants into a commodity pool that traded equity index futures, options on equity index futures and crypto assets.
WASHINGTON, June 26, 2026 — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission have issued a joint request for public comment on potential approaches to further harmonize regulatory frameworks applicable to portfolio margining across securities, security-based swaps, futures, swaps and related positions.
WASHINGTON, June 25, 2026 — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has proposed a new reporting framework for certain fully collateralized event contracts, seeking to replace a reporting system that has relied on staff no-action letters since 2017 with formal Commission regulations.
WASHINGTON, June 23, 2026 — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice have filed a lawsuit against Kentucky, seeking to block the state’s efforts to apply state laws to federally regulated prediction markets and event contracts.
WASHINGTON, June 22, 2026 — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued a request for public comment on the extension of standard futures contracts to 24/7 trading and on the potential listing of perpetual contracts referencing physically delivered or storable energy commodities, including crude oil.
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2026 — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission have issued a joint request for public comment on potential ways to further update, clarify and harmonize certain derivatives product definitions and address interpretive questions involving emerging products and alternative compliance frameworks.
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2026 — Former Celsius Network CEO Alexander Mashinsky admitted violating anti-fraud provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act as part of a consent order entered by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, resolving the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s 2023 enforcement action against him and imposing a permanent ban from participating in CFTC-regulated markets.
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.
