CFTC

The American regulator has opened the door for exchanges to trade perpetual futures on individual company stocks. Kalshi has already launched such contracts, but representatives of the traditional financial sector have challenged the CFTC's decision in court. The main point of contention is the classification of the instruments and the powers of the regulators.

CFTC Chairman Michael Selvig stated that AI agents could move from executing trades to making independent decisions. At a forum in Washington, he presented a scenario where household appliances buy groceries to earn from Ethereum staking. The regulator raises the issue of accountability.

In November 2026, Webull will offer qualified clients in the US Bitcoin contracts and separate cryptocurrency perpetual futures through KalshiEX.

Binance's US division and Blockchain.com have submitted applications to the CFTC for licenses to launch regulated prediction markets and related derivatives for US clients.

Carolina Pam evaluates CFTC regulation and its impact on retail cryptocurrency traders.

CFTC proposes a new rule that expands the definition of swaps to include event contracts, such as sports. This is a step towards asserting influence over prediction markets.

CFTC has proposed registration for crypto exchanges that offer leveraged trading, which could change the cryptocurrency market in the U.S.

The CFTC has introduced new regulations for leveraged cryptocurrency transactions, opening a 60-day comment period.

Coinbase has registered its clearing division as a derivatives clearing organization.

CFTC Chairman Michael Selig advocated for the adaptation of financial markets to tokenization and new technologies, emphasizing the importance of RWA.