On May 19, 2026, the CFTC’s Division of Enforcement replaced its 2025 tiered scoring matrix with a declination-first framework that imposes heightened self-reporting, cooperation, remediation, and restitution requirements on registrants seeking enforcement credit.
Continue Reading CFTC Division of Enforcement Issues New Cooperation Policy
CFTC DoE Director David Miller highlighted prediction markets and crypto assets as perhaps the two most dynamic markets in finance during his March 2026 remarks at NYU Law School.
Continue Reading Prediction Markets: A CFTC Enforcement Update
Prediction markets are electronic trading platforms where participants buy and sell interests in future event outcomes, from elections to economic indicators. Prices reflect aggregate probability, with event contracts typically offering binary yes or no outcomes.
Continue Reading CFTC Regulatory Developments on Prediction Markets and Event Contracts
On March 17, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued an interpretive release addressing the application of the federal securities laws to crypto assets and related transactions.
Continue Reading SEC Clarifies Status of Crypto Assets Under Federal Securities Laws, Signals Potential Exemptive and Safe Harbor Framework
On Feb. 25, the CFTC’s Division of Enforcement released an advisory highlighting the benefits of self-reporting, cooperation, and remediation for violations of the Commodities Exchange Act. It refines the Division’s approach, guiding how these factors influence enforcement recommendations.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) undertook a series of initiatives in 2024 to address CFTC registrants’ and other industry participants’ use and application of AI technologies. While these actions
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On Sept. 12, 2024, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) took another step toward limiting the availability and scope of relief provided by CFTC Regulation 4.7 (Reg. 4.7) under the
Continue Reading CFTC Further Narrows Scope of Relief Under Regulation 4.7 ‘Registration Lite’
On June 25, 2020, the five commissioners of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), by a vote of three-to-two, withdrew proposed Regulation Automated Trading (Reg. AT), and by a vote
Continue Reading CFTC Cancels and Replaces Proposed Regulation AT
