The CFTC has approved Kalshi’s BTCPERP, bringing a Bitcoin perpetual contract onto a U.S.-regulated exchange. It’s a big step for onshore crypto derivatives — but whether it matters will come down to liquidity, trading demand, and whether traders show up.
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SEC and CFTC are pressing for clearer rules on crypto derivatives, margining, and perpetual futures, aiming to cut regulatory fog without loosening risk controls. The push could boost U.S. market efficiency — or just trigger more turf wars over who gets to regulate what.
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says major U.S. banks are lobbying to weaken Trump’s crypto agenda, with stablecoin rewards, tokenized assets, DeFi, and SEC vs. CFTC oversight at the center of the fight. Coinbase may back away if lawmakers deliver a bad bill.
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Sen. Cynthia Lummis is backing the CLARITY Act as Congress wrestles with the crypto industry’s biggest question: who regulates what? The bill could bring long-needed rules for tokens, exchanges, custody, and DeFi — but it’s no free pass, and the Senate fight is just getting started.
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CFTC’s Michael Selig drew a clear line: crypto perpetuals make sense for nonstop digital markets, but they’re a clumsy fit for crops that depend on harvest cycles, physical delivery, and limited trading hours. The debate now cuts into U.S. crypto regulation, market structure, and who gets to write the rulebook.
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The CLARITY Act is heading for a Senate fight it may not win easily: Republicans need Democratic support to reach the 60 votes required, and the August recess is closing the window. If Congress stalls, crypto market rules could be delayed for years.
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CFTC permanently bars Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky from trading after Celsius’s collapse, marking the agency’s first crypto-lending enforcement case. It’s a sharp reminder that “high yield” can mask high risk, weak controls, and a very expensive trust problem.
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CFTC permanently bans Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky from regulated markets, closing another chapter in the Celsius blowup. No new fine, but the message is brutal: mislead users about safety, profit, or regulation, and the fallout can haunt you for years.
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SEC and CFTC are reopening crypto derivatives rules as CME threatens to sue over Kalshi’s Bitcoin perpetual futures, exposing a messy futures-vs-swaps fight that could reshape U.S. crypto market regulation.
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CME is suing the CFTC over approval of crypto perpetual futures, arguing the regulator overstepped and should treat perps as swaps. The fight could decide whether the U.S. brings this huge, leverage-fueled market onshore or leaves it to offshore venues.
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