The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has designated Xchange Alpha LLC as a designated contract market, approving the firm to operate a federally regulated derivatives exchange under the Commodity Exchange Act.
Crypto.com launched a standalone prediction markets platform called OG, offering U.S. users access to federally regulated event contracts tied to sports and other outcomes, according to a company announcement.
Senior leaders of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) this week discussed closer coordination on digital asset regulation during a joint public event focused on harmonizing oversight of crypto markets.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced they will hold a joint public event on January 27 focused on coordination of regulatory oversight for digital asset markets and U.S. financial leadership in the crypto sector.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has launched a new regulatory initiative aimed at modernising its oversight framework to better accommodate emerging financial technologies, including digital assets and novel market structures.
A group of U.S. lawmakers from both parties has introduced new legislation aimed at establishing formal rules for how cryptocurrencies are classified and regulated in the United States, representing a renewed effort to address long-standing jurisdictional uncertainty across digital asset markets.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced on January 12 that its chairman has launched the agency’s Innovation Advisory Committee, according to a CFTC press release (Release 9167-26) published on the Commission’s website.
