CFTC to allow listed spot crypto trading on registered exchanges
Synopsis
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission will permit spot crypto asset contract trading. This will happen on registered futures exchanges. The digital asset industry has seen progress. Bills like the GENIUS Act and CLARITY Act have provided regulatory certainty. The CFTC will enable immediate digital asset trading. This will be at the Federal level.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said on Monday it would allow trading of spot crypto asset contracts that are listed on a futures exchange registered under the regulator.
The digital assets industry has seen progress under President Donald Trump’s administration, as bills like the GENIUS Act and CLARITY Act have provided more regulatory certainty.
The commission will enable immediate trading of digital assets at the Federal level in coordination with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s “Project Crypto”, CFTC acting chairman Caroline Pham said.
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The two regulators’ approach marks a significant victory for the crypto industry, which has long advocated for tailored regulations.
“Together, we will make America the crypto capital of the world,” Pham said.