Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 10 hours ago
The NCAA wants the CFTC to tighten rules on college sport prediction markets, including age and advertising restrictions and anti-harassment measures.The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has called on the Commodity Futures Trading Comm...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 days ago
The CFTC is looking to invite Tyler Winklevoss, Shayne Coplan, Kris Marszalek and other crypto leaders to assist its approach to regulating the bl...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 6 days ago
Clearer regulatory ground is emerging for event-based derivatives as U.S. regulators outline how certain contracts can operate within existing swap reporting and recordkeeping rules, giving exchanges and clearinghouses greater operational certainty....
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The no-action letter comes amid growing acceptance by US regulators of prediction-style markets and event contracts during an election year....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 week ago
Brian Quintenz joins SUI Group’s board, bringing regulatory expertise from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to the company’s treasury strategy. SUI Group Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: SUIG) announced the appointment of former CFTC Commissioner an...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The former CFTC commissioner and Donald Trump’s first pick to chair the agency will join investment company SUI Group's board and support the comp...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 1 week ago
Ex-CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz joined SUI Group Holdings’ board.
SUI price has broken the $1.80 resistance with strong volume and on-chain growth.
ETF-driven market rebound amplified SUI’s high-beta upside momentum.
The SUI price h...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 weeks ago
According to a CFTC press release, Amir Zaidi has been named Chief of Staff at the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), effective December 31, 2025. The agency said Chairman Michael S. Selig made the announcement and noted Zaidi’s long his...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
Amir Zaidi’s return signals a strengthening of crypto oversight as the agency prepares for new digital asset laws. The key pol...
Bitcoin News / Google News Bitcoin - 2 weeks ago
CFTC Chair Selig taps Amir Zaidi as chief of staff citing his past role in approving bitcoin futures& & The Block
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 weeks ago
Times Square’s giant “2026” numerals were built with exactly 589 LED bulbs, and that small detail set off a wave of reactions in the XRP community — including a brief response from a one-time US regulator now working in crypto.
Times Square Display...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 weeks ago
CFTC acting chair Caroline Pham says Monday was her last day at the regulator, with Michael Selig being officially sworn in to chair the agency....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 weeks ago
Crypto market optimism is surging as unified SEC and CFTC leadership points to clear rules, lighter friction, and stronger U.S. backing, accelerating expectations for institutional adoption and a decisive regulatory turning point for digital assets....
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 weeks ago
Following Michael Selig's confirmation, White House official David Sacks said the SEC and CFTC were set to offer "clear regulatory guidelines" for...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 4 weeks ago
Michael Selig is confirmed as CFTC chair, ending a long interim period at the US derivatives regulator.
Selig signals a narrower enforcement focus as Congress weighs expanding the CFTC’s crypto authority.
Leadership change comes as debate inte...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 weeks ago
Mike Selig pledged to make crypto a priority when he was picked to lead the CFTC in October, while Travis Hill has spoken out against crypto deban...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 weeks ago
The sole remaining CFTC commissioner, Caroline Pham, said earlier this year that she would leave the agency after the US Senate confirms a replace...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
Bitnomial won U.S. regulatory approval to clear fully collateralized swaps, opening the door to regulated prediction markets and positioning the exchange as the only domestic venue unifying derivatives, crypto exposure and outcomes-based trading. Bit...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
U.S. crypto regulation is pivoting fast as the CFTC scraps legacy guidance, signaling a friendlier, clearer framework that could unlock broader market access, reduce compliance friction and accelerate digital asset integration across American financi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 month ago
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced on Dec. 11, 2025 that it has withdrawn its 2020 interpretive guidance on when a crypto trade counts as “actual delivery,” a move the agency said responds to major changes in crypto markets and tradin...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
The US regulator's green light lets Bitnomial’s clearinghouse support prediction markets linked to crypto and economic events, expanding its regul...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 1 month ago
Mike Selig is positioned to replace Acting Chair Caroline Pham at the CFTC if confirmed.
The CFTC has already expanded crypto oversight through collateral approvals and spot trading permissions.
Travis Hill’s confirmation would formalise his i...