CFTC Submits Crypto Asset Rulemaking to White House Review
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has submitted a new rulemaking for crypto assets to the White House for review. The filing, titled 'Regulation Crypto Asset Transactions and Regulation Crypto Asset Markets,' was received on September 17 and is currently under review.
This marks an important step in the development of a broader framework for digital asset trading, as the CFTC already oversees futures, options, and other derivatives markets. The submission remains at the pre-rule stage, with no new trading permissions or compliance deadlines in effect yet.
Crypto firms have been waiting for clarity on how products such as perpetual-style contracts fit within the existing U.S. rulebook. A formal rulemaking could start turning some of these grey areas into something more concrete.