Tag: #cftc

Manhattan court approves CFTC supplemental orders banning trading, registration for ex‑FTX insiders Ellison and Wang

Manhattan court approved CFTC supplemental orders banning trading and registration for ex‑FTX insiders Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang; no civil fines sought.

#ftx, #alameda, #cftc, #crypto

CFTC uses emergency powers to keep Kalshi exchange operating amid New York suit

The CFTC invoked emergency authority to keep Kalshi operating under federal derivatives rules while New York pursues a lawsuit alleging the exchange is illegal gambling.

#cftc, #kalshi, #derivatives, #regulation

CFTC Sues Goliath Ventures and CEO Christopher Delgado in $397 Million Crypto Ponzi Case

CFTC sued Goliath Ventures and CEO Christopher Delgado, alleging a $397M bitcoin/ether Ponzi that victimized about 1,600 customers.

#cftc, #crypto, #ponzi, #sec, #fraud

CFTC Ends Routine Large-Trader Reporting for Physical Commodity Swaps

CFTC issued a final order ending routine Part 20 reporting for physical commodity swaps, citing improved swap data and removing duplicative daily filings.

#cftc, #derivatives, #commodities, #regulation

CFTC Blocks Kalshi Emergency Rule, Orders Exchange to Honor Michigan Trades

The CFTC halted Kalshi’s emergency rule to void Michigan trades and ordered the federally regulated exchange to honor executed positions, citing market integrity.

#cftc, #kalshi, #derivatives, #michigan

CFTC Consent Order Permanently Bans Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky From Trading, Closes Civil Case

A federal court entered a CFTC consent order barring Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky from trading and anti-fraud violations, ending the agency’s civil case.

#celsius, #mashinsky, #cftc, #crypto

CFTC Approves First Bitcoin Perpetual Futures Contract for U.S. Exchange; KalshiEX to List BTCPERP

The CFTC approved KalshiEX's cash-settled bitcoin perpetual futures contract, the first formal approval for a perp on a CFTC-regulated U.S. exchange.

#crypto, #bitcoin, #cftc, #derivatives, #kalshiex

CFTC Staff Says Some Deribit Perpetuals Can Be Treated as Foreign Futures; Coinbase Subsidiary Gets Conditional No-Action Relief

CFTC staff says Deribit perpetuals may qualify as foreign futures and grants Coinbase Financial Markets conditional relief to post customer crypto as margin.

$COIN, #cftc, #coinbase, #crypto, #deribit

Army Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke Charged With Insider Trading on Polymarket, CFTC Says

CFTC and Manhattan prosecutors say an Army master sergeant used classified info from a 2026 operation to earn over $400,000 trading on Polymarket.

#cftc, #polymarket, #insidertrading, #crypto

U.S. and CFTC sue New York to block state enforcement against prediction markets

The CFTC and U.S. sued New York seeking a federal ruling that event contracts are covered by federal commodities law, not state gambling rules.

$COIN, #cftc, #predictionmarkets, #gambling, #regulation, #newyork