On December 10, 2025, Gemini Space Station, Inc. (NASDAQ:GEMI) announced that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) approved the registration of its subsidiary—Gemini Titan, LLC—as a Designated Contract Market...more
Crypto is an extraordinary growth market with profound implications for foreign investment in the United States. The current U.S. administration has made a clear, specific, and demonstrable commitment toward development of...more
With the government shutdown ending, federal agencies, including the CFTC and SEC, are resuming operations and making further progress on crypto-related policy. On Capitol Hill, the Senate Agriculture Committee released a...more
Since January, the U.S. federal regulatory landscape for digital assets has undergone a legislative and regulatory sea change. Major milestones include the passage of the GENIUS Act, which establishes a federal regulatory...more
On September 2, 2025, the Divisions issued a joint statement announcing a cross-agency initiative to coordinate efforts regarding the process for enabling the trading of certain spot crypto asset products. This initiative is...more
On August 28, 2025, the staff of the Division of Market Oversight (CFTC Staff) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued Staff Advisory Letter No. 25–27 (Staff Advisory). The Staff Advisory reaffirms and...more
On September 5, 2025, the SEC and CFTC issued a joint statement on regulatory harmonization opportunities and announced a joint SEC/CFTC roundtable to be held at the end of September. This release came on the heels of an...more
Securities regulators signaled an openness to “innovation exemptions” allowing U.S. perpetual contracts and leveraged crypto markets to become competitive with offshore markets....more
Japanese Crypto Exchange Goes Public in U.S., Stablecoin Initiatives Announced - According to recent reports, the parent company of Coincheck, one of Japan’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has gone public on a major...more
Mango Markets is a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange that allows users to purchase and borrow cryptocurrencies and cryptocurrency-related financial products. Mango Markets is run by the Mango Decentralized Autonomous...more
In conjunction with the DOJ’s criminal indictment, the SEC brought civil charges against SBF. The SEC charged SBF with orchestrating a scheme to defraud equity investors in the FTX exchange (FTX Trading Ltd.). The SEC...more
On December 13, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (the “U.S. Attorney’s Office”), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the...more
Foreign Regulators Approve Crypto Platforms; Ethereum Approaching PoS - According to recent reports, several major cryptocurrency platforms have obtained regulatory approval from Italy’s Organismo Agenti e Mediatori (OAM)...more
Over the last five years, decentralized finance (DeFi), especially cryptocurrencies and other digital assets are a space that continues to grow at an exponential rate, not only for retail investors but also for private...more
The International Organization of Securities Commissions articulated considerations for worldwide regulators evaluating cryptoasset trading platforms within their regulatory perimeter. However, IOSCO noted this assessment...more
Last week, J. Christopher Giancarlo promised a “workable” revised position limits proposed rule before he leaves as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission sometime this summer. Separately, the Securities and...more