Commodity Futures Trading Commission
All speeches and public statements from the CFTC (United States).
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The document is an official statement by a named official (CFTC Chairman Selig) announcing that equity perpetual futures can begin trading. It is not a rule, consultation, or enforcement action, so it is classified as a speech. The text supports Capital Markets & Trading as the sector.
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The document is an official statement by the CFTC Chairman, so it is classed as a speech. Its substance concerns the deemed approval of equity perpetual futures as security futures products under Commission Regulation 40.3 and the CFTC-SEC coordination under the CFMA and MOU, which places it in Capital Markets &...
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The document is a set of prepared remarks by the CFTC Chairman at a Frontier Forum, so it is classified as a speech. Its substance concerns AI ('super intelligence') in derivatives markets, autonomous 'agentic' trading and finance, and crypto-linked agents, which supports the Capital Markets & Trading and Crypto &...
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This is an official statement by the CFTC Chairman announcing the Commission's approval of a DCM's listing of a cash-settled KPI swap under Regulation 40.3. It is a speech/statement, not a rule or binding obligation.
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The document is remarks by the CFTC Chairman, so it is a speech. It concerns agricultural commodity futures markets, which fall under Capital Markets & Trading. The topics are supported by the explicit references to manipulation monitoring and surveillance and to the planned increase in COT reporting frequency.
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On October 5, 2026, CFTC Chairman Michael Selig announced proposed rulemaking for Regulation Crypto Asset Transactions (CTX) and Regulation Crypto Asset Markets (CAM), following Congress’s failure to enact the Clarity Act. The initiative is at the advance notice of proposed rulemaking stage, not a final-rule stage, but it signals a federal pathway for exchanges offering retail crypto transactions on a margined, leveraged, or financed basis and could materially affect firms currently relying on state money-transmitter licensing.
The CFTC is proposing to use its existing Commodity Exchange Act authority, including Section 2(c)(2)(D), to develop a purpose-built framework for crypto asset transactions and markets. Regulation CTX would address retail crypto transactions involving margin, leverage, or financing. Regulation CAM would establish a tailored category of CFTC-registered crypto asset market, apparently as a specialized form of designated contract market, for exchanges offering those transactions.
The immediate impact is policy and planning rather than a new binding obligation: the publication does not itself impose final registration, conduct, capital, segregation, or reporting requirements. The potential impact is nevertheless significant for leveraged retail crypto platforms because a final framework could move those activities from fragmented state licensing or offshore structures into a federal CFTC regime with exchange, surveillance, customer-protection, governance, and market-integrity requirements.
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CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig used the October 5, 2026 speech to announce a policy shift from crypto enforcement toward a formal market-structure framework implemented under existing CFTC and SEC authorities. The speech describes a joint CFTC-SEC interpretation categorizing crypto assets and indicates that the agencies intend to provide pathways for on-chain trading while preserving federal anti-fraud, anti-manipulation, registration, and customer-protection requirements; the remarks themselves are not binding law.
The Chairman described a joint CFTC-SEC interpretation that classifies crypto assets into five categories: digital commodities, digital collectibles, digital tools, stablecoins, and digital securities. The interpretation reportedly provides that digital commodities, digital collectibles, and digital tools are generally not securities; stablecoins may in some circumstances be securities; and digital securities remain subject to the federal securities laws.
The immediate legal effect of the speech is limited because it expressly presents the Chairman's views and does not itself create a rule, registration obligation, safe harbor, or compliance deadline. Its supervisory and enforcement significance is nevertheless material: firms should expect greater scrutiny of retail crypto commodity transactions, venue registration, customer-asset safeguards, market surveillance, and the factual basis for treating a token as outside the federal securities laws.
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This is a policy-signaling speech from CFTC Chairman Selig outlining the agency's strategic direction on derivatives market regulation, Treasury market reforms, and emerging technologies.
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This is a policy speech by CFTC's Director of International Affairs outlining the agency's vision for regulating next-generation derivatives markets characterized by programmable assets, continuous settlement, and autonomous trading.
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On August 20, 2026, CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig presented a nonbinding innovation agenda covering crypto assets, compute markets, and prediction markets. The speech signals potential rulemaking under existing Commodity Exchange Act authorities, including a possible crypto asset market designation for exchanges and leveraged or margined crypto trading, but it does not itself create new obligations or deadlines.
The Chairman directed CFTC staff to explore rules establishing a CFTC framework for crypto asset markets using existing authorities. The proposed approach could allow current registrants and non-registrant crypto exchanges to be designated as a type of designated contract market called a crypto asset market, with authority to offer crypto asset trading on a leveraged or margined basis under purpose-specific rules; no rule text, eligibility criteria, effective date, or compliance threshold was issued in the speech.
Immediate legal impact is low because the publication is a speech and creates no new binding requirements, registration category, reporting obligation, or compliance deadline. Strategic and regulatory-change impact is material for crypto exchanges, prediction-market operators, and firms developing compute-linked products because the Chairman has directed staff toward potential rulemaking and indicated that the CFTC may use existing authorities if Congress does not enact CLARITY.
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This is a policy speech by CFTC Chairman announcing pro-innovation regulatory direction. While not a binding rule, it provides significant regulatory signals: clarification on crypto securities vs.
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CFTC Chairman's op-ed outlining regulatory philosophy on derivatives innovation, crypto asset integration, and perpetual futures. Informational speech establishing policy direction rather than announcing specific regulatory requirements.
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This is a regulatory speech by CFTC Chairman outlining policy direction on deregulation, agricultural market access, and enforcement priorities. It addresses capital requirements for banks serving agricultural intermediaries, position limits and swap reporting rules, and a shift toward enforcement focused on...
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Op-ed commentary from CFTC Chairman criticizing Illinois's 0.2% crypto transaction tax as anti-innovation policy. Addresses blockchain technology adoption, regulatory clarity, and competitive positioning of financial markets. Informational/opinion content rather than binding regulatory action, hence null urgency.
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CFTC Chairman's keynote address providing regulatory guidance on perpetual contracts, prediction markets, and agricultural commodity derivatives. Informational speech clarifying agency's balanced approach to innovation versus traditional market protection, with emphasis on COT reporting enhancements, Basel III capital...
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Op-ed announcing CFTC modernization of Rule 40.11 governing prediction markets and event contracts. Informational content clarifying regulatory framework for derivatives and prediction market platforms.
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Op-ed announcing CFTC approval of bitcoin perpetual contracts for regulated exchanges. Informational content regarding regulatory framework expansion for crypto derivatives. Relevant to crypto exchanges and broker-dealers seeking compliance pathways for perpetual contract offerings.
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This regulatory update from the CFTC Chairman discusses key priorities and initiatives around restoring American leadership in financial markets, particularly in the areas of crypto assets, prediction markets, and supporting agricultural businesses.
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This speech by CFTC Director of Enforcement David I. Miller outlines the Division's five core enforcement priorities for 2026—insider trading (especially in prediction markets), market manipulation, market abuse/disruptive trading, retail fraud, and willful AML/KYC violations—while announcing the end of "regulation by enforcement" and previewing a new cooperation policy with enhanced declination incentives. It matters because it signals a targeted, risk-based enforcement shift under Chairman Selig, emphasizing fraud detection over rulemaking, which demands immediate strengthening of surveillance, insider policies, and self-reporting in derivatives, crypto, and prediction markets. Firms face heightened scrutiny in these areas, with cooperation now explicitly tied to penalty mitigation.
Urgency: High – This immediate post-appointment speech (March 31, 2026) sets 2026 priorities amid CFTC's expanding oversight of dynamic markets like prediction/crypto/swaps, with Director Miller's prosecutor background signaling aggressive pursuit of "serious violations." Firms risk enforcement in core fraud areas without proactive surveillance/cooperation; aligns with "back-to-basics" trends but elevates prediction market insider risks, demanding swift program updates to leverage new declination incentives.
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The speech discusses the CFTC's priorities under the new chairman, including harmonization efforts with the SEC, reevaluating Dodd-Frank regulations, and addressing new areas of responsibility such as AI, crypto, and prediction markets.
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This regulatory update from the CFTC Chairman discusses the role of decentralized finance and prediction markets in rebuilding trust in financial and information systems. It covers topics related to crypto regulation, market transparency, and the evolution of financial markets. The content is informational in nature.
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This regulatory update from the CFTC Chairman covers key topics related to the oversight and regulation of crypto assets, digital markets, and prediction markets. It indicates a focus on future-proofing regulations, promoting innovation, and addressing market integrity and transparency concerns.
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This regulatory update from the CFTC Chairman discusses the CFTC's oversight of prediction markets and event contracts, which are considered financial instruments and derivatives. It highlights the CFTC's efforts to defend its regulatory authority over these markets against encroachment by state governments.
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This regulatory update from the CFTC Chairman discusses the future of US financial markets, with a focus on the emergence of new technologies like blockchain and AI, as well as the regulation of digital assets and prediction markets.
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This regulatory update from the CFTC appears to be related to a new pilot program focused on unleashing American energy dominance, which could impact capital markets and crypto/digital asset firms. The topics of technology/cyber and authorization/licensing are likely relevant.
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This statement from the CFTC Acting Chairman discusses a report from IOSCO on pre-hedging, which is relevant to capital markets participants and crypto firms that engage in trading and market activities.
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This speech by the CFTC Acting Chairman is likely to cover regulatory developments and priorities related to banking, capital markets, and the crypto/digital assets sector.
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This keynote address by the CFTC Acting Chairman is likely to cover topics related to the regulation and oversight of capital markets, including crypto and digital asset activities.
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This speech from the CFTC Acting Chairman discusses regulatory harmonization efforts between the SEC and CFTC, which is relevant for firms operating in the banking, capital markets, and crypto/digital asset sectors.
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This speech by the CFTC Acting Chairman discusses digital assets policy and regulation, which is relevant to crypto exchanges and fintech firms operating in the digital asset space. The topics of authorization/licensing and technology/cyber are likely to be covered.
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This joint statement from the SEC and CFTC likely contains information relevant to capital markets participants, particularly those involved in crypto and digital asset activities.
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This appears to be a regulatory update from the CFTC regarding the Spring 2025 Unified Agenda. It is likely to impact a range of financial firms including banks, broker-dealers, crypto exchanges, and fintechs, particularly in areas related to licensing, reporting, and technology/cyber issues.
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This appears to be a farewell speech from a CFTC commissioner, which would be of interest to firms in the capital markets and crypto/digital assets sectors. The topics of authorization/licensing and senior management/governance are likely to be discussed, as these are key regulatory areas overseen by the CFTC.
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This joint statement from the CFTC and SEC appears to be related to the regulation and oversight of crypto-related activities, which is a key focus area for both agencies.
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This regulatory update announces the departure of a CFTC commissioner, which is relevant for capital markets firms and crypto/digital asset firms that are regulated by the CFTC. The topics of authorization/licensing and senior management/governance are impacted by commissioner changes.