Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 months ago
Trump’s pick of pro-crypto advocate Michael Selig to lead the CFTC ignites fresh optimism, as his pledge to boost freedom, innovation, and make America the crypto capital aligns with his past clarification of XRP’s legal status, signaling powerful bu...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
White House crypto and AI czar David Sacks announced Selig as US President Donald Trump's pick after Brian Quintenz's nomination to lead the regul...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 3 months ago
US President Donald Trump has selected Michael Selig to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in a major development on Friday. This move adds to the long list of positive actions by the Trump administration targeted at providing regul...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
The rumored nomination of Michael Selig follows the CFTC nomination process hitting a snag in September when Brian Quintenz was withdrawn....
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 3 months ago
CME has added SOL and XRP to its crypto derivatives offerings.
The regulated products allow traders to choose between micro and standard contracts.
Contracts are “physically settled” into their corresponding futures.
The Chicago Mercant...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 3 months ago
Recent reports revealed that the White House has withdrawn Brian Quintenz’s nomination to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) after the pro-crypto candidate’s confirmation process was stalled in July.
Quintenz’s CFTC Chair Nominatio...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 3 months ago
The nation's top financial regulators delivered a resounding rejection of consolidation rumors Monday, as Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins and acting Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Caroline Pham sought to calm mounting...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 months ago
Brian Quintenz told Cointelegraph he will return to the private sector after the White House pulled its nomination for him to chair the CFTC....
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 4 months ago
Crypto.com has received regulatory approval to offer
margined derivatives trading on cryptocurrencies and other asset classes in the
United States. The milestone follows an amendment to the company’s
designated contract market (DCM) license, enabling...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 months ago
Caroline Pham rattled off data about the CFTC‘s enforcement actions since she became acting chair in a roundtable event to discuss the agency and...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 4 months ago
Crypto.com announced that it has received a derivatives licence from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which will allow it to offer margin derivatives in the United States.Join IG, CMC, and Robinhood in London’s leading trading indu...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 months ago
The CFTC still doesn’t have a permanent chair, but there are reportedly several pro-crypto contenders who are under consideration to lead the agen...
Cryptocoins News / CryptoNinjas - 4 months ago
Key Takeaways:
CFTC launches a landmark initiative allowing stablecoins as tokenized collateral in U.S. derivatives markets.
Public input is open until October 20, shaping rules that could unlock liquidity and efficiency.
Industry leaders including...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 4 months ago
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is set to launch an initiative to allow the use of tokenised collateral, including stablecoins, in derivatives markets. The agency’s Acting Chair, Caroline Pham, announced this yesterday (Tuesday).Digit...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 months ago
US Commodity Futures Trading Commission acting chair Caroline Pham said her agency is looking to allow derivatives traders to post stablecoins and...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 4 months ago
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), announced new appointments to its Global Markets Advisory Committee and the Digital Asset Markets Subcommittee on September 19, 2025. The move brings fresh faces from both crypto and Wall Street fir...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 months ago
Uniswap, Aptos, BNY, Chainlink, JP Morgan and Franklin Templeton executives join CFTC’s Digital Asset Markets Subcommittee under Acting Chair Pham...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 4 months ago
Law and Ledger is a news segment focusing on crypto legal news, brought to you by Kelman Law – A law firm focused on digital asset commerce. The following opinion editorial was written by Alex Forehand and Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. CFT...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 4 months ago
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
may allow trading platforms licensed under Europe’s new MiCA framework to
operate in American markets, Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham told UK
lawmakers. Speaking before the All-Party Parliamentar...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 4 months ago
Polymarket
got the regulatory thumbs-up to return to American soil after a three-year
timeout, with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) granting the
world's biggest prediction market a no-action letter that clears its path back
into US wa...