SEC And CFTC Ask Public To Weigh In On Swaps As Perpetual Futures Fight Heats Up

The Legal Fight That Could Change How You Trade Crypto in the US

Key Takeaways The CFTC and SEC jointly requested public comment on derivatives definitions on June 18. The move follows CME’s lawsuit over Kalshi’s Bitcoin perpetual futures approval. CME argues perpetual contracts are swaps, not futures, under Dodd-Frank. The classification decides which rulebook governs US crypto perps. The comment period runs 60 days after Federal Register publication. The way you trade crypto in the US is about to change. A…

CFTC And SEC Derivatives Overhaul Begins Amid Growing Perpetual Futures Dispute

The CFTC and SEC are reviewing key derivatives rules and definitions as financial markets evolve. The consultation seeks public feedback on swaps, security-based swaps, and emerging products, while ongoing disputes over crypto perpetual futures add urgency to the regulatory discussion.

SEC And CFTC Ask Public To Weigh In On Swaps As Perpetual Futures Fight Heats Up

The SEC and CFTC are asking for public comment on swap definitions as the market debates where perpetual futures and event-based products fit.

SEC and CFTC Seek Public Comment Over Crypto Derivatives

SEC and CFTC seek public input on crypto derivatives rules as CME's lawsuit raises questions over Bitcoin perpetual futures regulation.

SEC and CFTC Seek Public Comment Over Crypto Derivatives Rules After CME Lawsuit Threat

The post SEC and CFTC Seek Public Comment Over Crypto Derivatives Rules After CME Lawsuit Threat appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Less than 24 hours after CME Group announced plans to sue the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over Bitcoin perpetual futures, U.S. regulators, the SEC...

SEC asks if Dodd-Frank era swap rules still make sense

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requested feedback from market participants on whether the reporting requirements of the Commission for security-based swaps transactions are still applicable to products and trading structures that exist today. SEC X announcement on June 18 is in keeping with the collaboration between the SEC and the CFTC to eliminate conflicting requirements that force dealers to maintain parallel compliance syst…