CFTC

The US Senate confirms Trump pick Michael Selig as chairman of the CFTC, as lawmakers consider legislation to give the agency more control over digital assets (www.bloomberg.com)
2025-12-19 Trump Asset Senate CFTC

The US CFTC withdraws its 2020 guidance on the “actual delivery” of a digital asset, aiming to support broader access to regulated crypto markets (bitcoinmagazine.com)
2025-12-14 Asset CFTC

The US CFTC grants crypto exchange Gemini a DCM license, allowing it to launch its prediction markets platform Gemini Titan (www.theblock.co)
2025-12-11 CFTC

The US CFTC launches a pilot program allowing BTC, ETH, and USDC to be used as collateral in US derivatives markets (www.coindesk.com)
2025-12-9 ETH CFTC

The US CFTC announces that spot crypto asset contracts will begin trading for the first time on CFTC-registered futures exchanges (www.reuters.com)
2025-12-5 Asset CFTC

A US judge rules Kalshi's sports-betting contracts are subject to Nevada Gaming Commission enforcement; Kalshi argues they should be regulated only by the CFTC (www.bloomberg.com)
2025-11-26 CFTC

Polymarket says it received an amended US CFTC designation, letting it operate a prediction market in the US with a fully regulated exchange structure (www.coindesk.com)
2025-11-26 CFTC

Source: President Trump has picked Michael Selig, the chief counsel for the SEC's crypto task force, to chair the CFTC, amid a crypto push (news.bloomberglaw.com)
2025-10-25 Trump CFTC

The White House withdraws Brian Quintenz's nomination to lead the CFTC; the Winklevoss twins pressured Trump in July to reconsider his nomination (www.politico.com)
2025-10-1 Trump CFTC

Sources: White House weighs more CFTC chair candidates, including government officials focused on crypto policy, as Brian Quintenz's nomination remains stalled (www.bloomberg.com)
2025-9-19 CFTC

How Kalshi is shaking up US sports betting, as its board member and CFTC Chair nominee Brian Quintenz takes a permissive stance on sports prediction markets (www.ft.com)
2025-9-13 CFTC

CFTC nominee Brian Quintenz says the Winklevosses asked Trump to pause his confirmation after he refused to make promises “rectifying” a prior Gemini settlement (www.politico.com)
2025-9-11 Trump CFTC

Polymarket CEO says the company “has been given the green light to go live” in the US after the CFTC issued a no-action letter regarding event contracts (www.bloomberg.com)
2025-9-4 CFTC

The CFTC says non-US crypto exchanges have a path to bringing on US users, in an advisory clarifying how they can register as so-called foreign boards of trade (www.bloomberg.com)
2025-8-29 CFTC

The US CFTC staff describe chaos, cutbacks, and an atmosphere of resentment and paranoia as the agency prepares to take on new crypto regulatory duties (www.bloomberg.com)
2025-8-24 CFTC

The CFTC is asking for public comment by August 18 about trading spot crypto asset contracts listed on CFTC-registered futures exchanges (www.bloomberg.com)
2025-8-7 Asset CFTC

Sources: the US DOJ and CFTC ended a pair of investigations into crypto betting platform Polymarket that started under the Biden administration (www.bloomberg.com)
2025-7-16 CFTC

Winklevoss twins' crypto exchange Gemini says it has confidentially filed for an IPO in the US, after SEC dropped its probe and Gemini settled with CFTC for $5M (www.cnbc.com)
2025-6-7 IPO CFTC

Coinbase Derivatives, the company's CFTC-regulated derivatives arm, launches 24/7 Bitcoin and Ethereum futures trading for retail and institutional users (www.theblock.co)
2025-5-10 Bitcoin Retail Ethereum Coinbase CFTC

The CFTC has moved to drop its appeal of a federal judge's ruling that had allowed Kalshi to take bets on the outcome of US political elections (www.cnbc.com)
2025-5-7 CFTC

The US SEC Chairman says the agency has ample authority to oversee digital assets as Congress debates if SEC or the CFTC should be the primary crypto regulator (www.bloomberg.com)
2025-4-26 Asset CFTC

Kalshi sues Nevada's gaming regulators to keep offering event contracts to bet on sports and politics, citing federal regulation by the US CFTC (www.bloomberg.com)
2025-3-30 CFTC

A White House document sent to Capitol Hill shows President Trump plans to nominate Brian Quintenz, a16z Crypto's head of policy, to lead the CFTC (www.bloomberg.com)
2025-2-12 Trump CFTC

Robinhood withdraws its plans to offer betting contracts on the Super Bowl, in partnership with online prediction market Kalshi, after pushback from the CFTC (www.wsj.com)
2025-2-5 CFTC

The CFTC puts trading of sports derivatives, including Super Bowl, on Crypto.com under review; the firm says it rejected the CFTC's request to halt such trading (www.bloomberg.com)
2025-1-15 CFTC

Donald Trump Jr. is joining prediction-market startup Kalshi as a strategic adviser; CFTC called Kalshi “an online casino” in a December filing (www.wsj.com)
2025-1-14 Trump Startup CFTC

CFTC chair Rostin Behnam will resign on January 20; on his watch the CFTC deepened scrutiny of crypto and event contracts, like those allowing bets on elections (www.ft.com)
2025-1-8 CFTC

Gemini agrees to pay $5M to end a CFTC claim that it misled the derivatives regulator in a bid to launch the first US-regulated Bitcoin futures contract (www.bloomberg.com)
2025-1-7 Bitcoin CFTC

A US judge delays the CFTC v. Gemini trial to January 21, after Trump's inauguration; CFTC alleged Gemini misled the agency in its 2017 bid to debut BTC futures (cointelegraph.com)
2024-12-31 Trump CFTC

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