CFTC - U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission

05/29/2026

CFTC Issues Policy Statement Concerning the Listing of Perpetual Contracts:

The CFTC today issued a policy statement describing the views of the Commission concerning the listing of perpetual contracts.

05/29/2026

Commission Staff Confirms the Categorization of Certain Crypto Asset Perpetuals as Foreign Futures and Issues No-Action Letter Regarding FCM Transfers of Customer Crypto Assets to Foreign Brokers as Margin:

The Market Participants Division of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it has issued an interpretation and a no-action position in response to a request from Coinbase Financial Markets, Inc., a registered futures commission merchant.

05/29/2026

CFTC Approves BTCPERP Contract Submitted by KalshiEX, LLC:

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it has issued an Order for Approval to KalshiEX, LLC, a designated contract market, for the listing of the BTCPERP Contract, a perpetual contract that references the spot price of bitcoin, as a futures contract.

05/29/2026

CFTC Staff Issues Advisory on 24/7 Trading, Clearing, and Settlement:

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Clearing and Risk, Division of Market Oversight, and Market Participants Division today issued a staff advisory regarding 24/7 trading, clearing, and settlement.

05/28/2026

CFTC Sues to Block State Enforcement in Rhode Island Amid Ongoing Efforts to Preserve Jurisdiction:

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission moved to intervene in a lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island to halt the state’s efforts to apply state gambling laws against CFTC-registered contract markets.

05/28/2026

CFTC Charges Google Employee with Insider Trading in Search Result-Related Event Contracts:

The CFTC announced it has filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Michele Spagnuolo, a resident of Switzerland.

05/27/2026

CFTC Joins Gemini Trust Company LLC in Motion for Relief from Judgment:

The CFTC announced it has joined Gemini Trust Company LLC in a motion for relief from judgment in CFTC v. Gemini Trust Company LLC, originally filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in June 2022 [See CFTC Press Release No. 8540-22].

05/26/2026

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05/21/2026

CFTC and National Hockey League Sign MOU Related to Integrity in Professional Hockey:

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the National Hockey League today announced their signing of a Memorandum of Understanding intended to protect the integrity of professional hockey and maintain fair and transparent prediction markets.

05/19/2026

CFTC Staff Issues Advisory on Cooperation in Enforcement Matters:

The CFTC today issued a staff advisory containing the Division of Enforcement’s new policy on cooperation.