In brief Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky was banned from trading markets regulated by the CFTC. Mashinsky was imprisoned for 12 years after …
CFTC
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Markets
Ex-Celsius CEO Mashinsky gets U.S. CFTC ban in final resolution with regulator
by shayaanby shayaanAlexander Mashinsky, the founder of failed crypto lender Celsius, had earlier been imprisoned for fraud and is now formally banned from CFTC …
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Derivatives giant CME Group is preparing to take the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission to court over the regulator’s approval of perpetual …
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Scams
Michigan Federal Judge Rules Sports Prediction Markets Are Not Under CFTC Purview
by shayaanby shayaanIn brief A Michigan federal judge ruled sports prediction markets are not CFTC-regulated swaps, siding with state regulators over Polymarket. The court …
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Regulation
CFTC Chairman Selig taps two new senior officials as agency expands amid prediction market fights
by shayaanby shayaanThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced two major leadership appointments today, June 15, 2026. Donald Battle now joins the agency as …
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Regulation
CFTC Sues New Mexico to Block State Gaming Laws From Reaching Federally Regulated Prediction Markets
by shayaanby shayaanThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed suit Thursday in federal court against New Mexico, seeking to prevent the state from applying its …
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TL;DR CFTC staff issued no-action guidance related to digital commodity perpetual futures. The relief applies to CFTC-registered designated contract markets, not offshore …
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Regulation
Michael Selig Is Reshaping U.S. Crypto Policy as Sole CFTC Commissioner
by shayaanby shayaanMichael Selig has been the CFTC chairman for less than six months. In that time, he has approved the first regulated Bitcoin …
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Regulation
CFTC proposes framework favoring sports event contracts over gambling
by shayaanby shayaanThe US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has proposed new rules for prediction markets, signaling that sports event contracts are generally not …
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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has unveiled its first regulatory framework for prediction markets, releasing what it described as a …