On December 4, 2025, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that spot cryptocurrency products will begin trading for the first time on federally registered futures exchanges. This decision, announced by Acting Chair Caroline Pham, is part of a deliberate effort to bring the largely offshore and sometimes volatile spot crypto market under a U.S. regulatory umbrella, offering investors the robust customer protections and market integrity associated with century-old federal standards. Under this new framework,…
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