Regulation
Markets

CFTC Cracks Open U.S. Market for Bitcoin and Crypto Perpetual Futures

Bitcoin Magazine CFTC Cracks Open U.S. Market for Bitcoin and Crypto Perpetual Futures The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has…
May 29, 2026
Regulation

Clarity Act Risks Regulation Without Oversight, Brookings Fellow Says

As Congress weighs crypto legislation, Aaron Klein says the CFTC needs more resources, independence and coordination to oversee digital markets.…
May 29, 2026
Markets

CFTC Approves First US-Regulated Bitcoin Perpetual Futures

The agency approved Kalshi’s BTCPERP contract, the first bitcoin perpetual on a registered U.S. exchange, and in a separate action…
May 29, 2026
Infrastructure

Paxos Secures SEC Registration as Clearing Agency

The approval makes Paxos the “only blockchain-native firm” approved by the SEC to operate as a registered clearing agency in…
May 29, 2026
Infrastructure

Paxos Wins First-of-Its-Kind SEC Clearing Agency Approval as Blockchain Settlement Moves Into Regulated Markets

Paxos Securities Settlement Company became the first blockchain-native firm registered as a clearing agency under SEC Section 17A, the result…
May 29, 2026
Markets

Kalshi follows CFTC in suing Minnesota over law criminalizing prediction markets

The Governor of Minnesota signed into law a measure that, starting Aug. 1, makes it a crime to advertise and…
May 29, 2026
Regulation

New lawsuit claims Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin is “Lost Property” worth under $10 per wallet

A New York lawsuit is seeking to treat some of Bitcoin’s oldest dormant wallets, including addresses tied to the cryptocurrency’s…
May 29, 2026
Infrastructure

SEC approves Paxos as ‘blockchain-native’ clearing agency

Paxos says its approval as a blockchain-focused clearing agency represents a “critical piece of financial market infrastructure” as Wall Street…
May 29, 2026
Regulation

Prediction markets legal battles heat up in Minnesota, Rhode Island

Kalshi sued Minnesota while the CFTC filed against Rhode Island as legal wrangling with state-level authorities seems likely headed to…
May 28, 2026
Regulation

SEC Commissioner Peirce defends crypto privacy tools against surveillance push

The leader of the regulator’s Crypto Task Force said privacy-enhancing technologies can strengthen investor protection and urged regulators not to…
May 28, 2026