Clarity Act failure may hamper U.S. crypto as industry seeks legal clarity elsewhere
The U.S. is likely to lose out to foreign markets in the short term, but SEC and CFTC rules will help underpin the industry. Source:CoinDesk
Bernstein expects ‘aggressive’ rulemaking from SEC, CFTC, following CLARITY Act failure
Bernstein said the federal agencies will publish new regulations to compensate for the time lost negotiating the CLARITY Act, after its cloture vote failed on…
Robinhood takes stakes in Crypto.com, OG.com in prediction markets deal
Robinhood will route event contracts through OG.com’s CFTCregulated infrastructure as it expands its prediction markets business. Source:Cointelegraph
CFTC files to dismiss CME lawsuit over crypto perpetual futures
The CFTC’s lawyers called the lawsuit “much ado about nothing,“ claiming that the CME Group lacked standing to file and argued against its claims over crypto…
Kalshi seeks CFTC approval for WTI crude perpetual futures: Report
Kalshi reportedly plans to file for approval of a WTI crude oil perpetual futures contract that would trade around the clock five days a week without an…
CFTC asks judge to dismiss CME lawsuit over crypto perpetual futures
The regulator claims the dispute is "much ado about nothing," noting that the order allows any designated contract market, including CME, to list these…
New Jersey officials petition US Supreme Court over prediction markets
New Jersey’s Attorney General and gaming authorities filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the US Supreme Court over Kalshi offering sporting event…
Ondo urges SEC, CFTC to bring US stock perpetuals onshore
Ondo says existing US securities laws can accommodate perpetual futures tied to individual stocks as regulators look to bring more derivatives activity…
CFTC, US soldier accused of illegal Polymarket bet spar over interpretation of prediction markets
A judge stayed the CFTC’s civil case against a soldier who allegedly used nonpublic information for a Polymarket bet, but the regulator is trying to weigh in…
Gemini strikes Apex deal to widen prediction markets reach
The planned tieup would make Gemini the exclusive CFTCregulated venue for crypto event contracts offered through Apex’s futures commission merchant.…
Kalshi off-limits in multiple states as prediction markets, CFTC team up for battle
Washington state is cut off for Kalshi customers while the company combats the development in court and its federal regulator keeps pursuing new rules.…
Onchain, in court: What happened in crypto legal news this week
The CFTC ordered a trading ban for former Alameda and FTX executives, and US prosecutors opposed a motion from a US soldier accused of profiting from the…