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U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida ruled against Brian Early and Alisha Ann Kingrey for their roles in the Fundsz digital assets and precious metals fraud scheme.

Robinhood confirmed it will leverage Bitstamp—not Lighter—for U.S. perpetual futures, sending LIT into a sharp selloff and reshuffling expectations around the partnership.

Regulators submitted competing definitions to the White House to claim swap jurisdiction over event contracts, but three appellate courts have issued conflicting rulings on whether state gambling law or federal derivatives law applies.

The prediction market platform filed with the CFTC to terminate its liquidity rebate program effective no earlier than Oct. 13, 2026.

The platform launches leveraged perpetual contracts on Bitcoin and Ethereum starting Sept. 29, undercutting fees to attract trading volume.

Federal regulators charged Cash FX Group and three individuals with operating a multilevel marketing fraud that solicited over $950 million and left participants down at least $406 million.

SEC and CFTC move to fill legislative vacuum with targeted exemptions and no-action relief, leaving crypto jurisdictional questions to agency interpretation rather than statute.

New York's attorney general filed suit Sept. 24 against Polymarket U.S., claiming the prediction market operates an illegal gambling business; Polymarket countersued in federal court.

The CFTC submitted its crypto asset rulemaking to the White House on Sept. 17, 2026, two days after the Senate rejected the CLARITY Act 49-50, signaling the agency will use existing powers to establish market structure rules without new legislation

The SEC granted a five-year exemption for tokenized stock trading on automated market makers, while the CFTC relaxed rules for passive software connecting users to regulated derivatives.

The exchange submitted SEC notices Sept. 1 to bring 24/7 leveraged stock trading to American investors, a product previously unavailable domestically.

New no-action position extends regulatory relief beyond individual vendors, creating a repeatable framework for non-custodial wallets and app developers connecting users to regulated derivatives.

Coinbase has filed with the SEC to offer stock-linked perpetual futures to U.S. investors, a move requiring additional CFTC authorization and highlighting regulatory complexity around hybrid derivative products.

Hyperliquid Labs is in advanced discussions with Kraken parent Payward to route perpetual futures to U.S. traders through Bitnomial, a CFTC-regulated exchange and clearinghouse.

Gemini Titan will be the exclusive regulated venue for crypto event contracts routed through Apex's futures infrastructure to brokerage clients, bypassing direct-to-consumer channels.

Gemini's CFTC-regulated subsidiary will execute and clear prediction market bets routed through Apex's futures commission merchant to hundreds of brokerages serving tens of millions of retail investors.

Coinbase Derivatives went live Aug. 17 with the US500, a CFTC-regulated perpetual-style futures contract tracking America's 500 largest public companies.

The agency pulled Friday's commissioner meeting on crypto offering exemptions with no reschedule, one week after the Senate left without advancing the CLARITY Act.

Commissioners had been set to vote on the agency's first crypto-specific offering exemptions before an unexplained cancellation with no reschedule.

CFTC data through Aug. 4 shows bearish yen positions cut by roughly half as coordinated U.S.-Japan action stabilized the currency.

The decentralized derivatives platform is building a compliant pathway for American traders following CFTC approvals of Bitcoin perpetual contracts.

The exchange's CEO confirms plans to enter prediction markets and perpetual futures, targeting regulated crypto derivatives for U.S. clients.

A Senate bill to split crypto jurisdiction between the SEC and CFTC is drawing millions in lobbying cash and will pick clear winners and losers across the industry.

Kraken's parent company, Payward, completed its acquisition of Bitnomial, marking a strategic pivot to dominate the regulated U.S. crypto derivatives market as institutional demand intensifies.

Prominent venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has sided with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in a critical legal battle against states aiming to prohibit decentralized prediction markets, signaling a major fight for crypto's regulatory future.

Federal regulators are escalating their campaign against decentralized prediction markets, signaling a significant shift in Washington's approach to novel crypto applications and reasserting control over a speculative corner of finance.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is positioning itself as the primary regulator for digital asset markets, creating fresh uncertainty for investors

The CEO of regulated prediction market Kalshi expects federal agencies to target illicit activities within the burgeoning sector, signaling a new front in Washington's regulatory push.

The CFTC's enforcement director issues a stark warning, confirming insider trading laws extend to decentralized prediction markets, signaling aggressive enforcement as crypto markets show resilience.