Regulation

Regulation

Policy

UK's financial watchdog cracks down on Premier League crypto partnerships

The FCA said unauthorized firms could be breaching rules on financial promotions through high-profile sponsorships deals.

Manchester City soccer team pose for a group photograph.

Policy

Banks' survey says people don't want to rock the boat if stablecoin yield risks lending

The American Bankers Association, which lobbies against the crypto sector over the Clarity Act's stablecoin section, unveiled its new polling.

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Policy

U.S. regulator says 24/7 trading is great for crypto, may not be fit for other sectors

As the CFTC issued landmark approvals for crypto perpetual futures contracts, it explained in a related advisory that round-the-clock activity isn't right for all.

CFTC HQ

Policy

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.

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Videos

CFTC not ready for crypto's expansion, expert warns

CoinDesk's The Policy Protocol hosts Rebecca Rettig and Renato Mariotti dig into the New York Times investigation of the CFTC and Kalshi's latest lawsuit against Minnesota before sitting down with Aaron Klein, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Klein argues that independent financial regulators have been turned into "subsidiaries of the White House," warns that the CFTC is not structurally up to the jurisdiction CLARITY would hand it, and makes the case that the SEC and CFTC should be merged. He also unpacks lessons from Dodd-Frank and the savings-and-loan crisis. Plus, Rebecca and Renato debrief on the CFTC staffing debate and name House Agriculture Chairman GT Thompson and Ranking Member Angie Craig as their People of the Week for their bipartisan push to fill out the CFTC commission.

CFTC not ready for crypto's expansion, expert warns

Opinion

What American crypto asset perpetuals mean for the future of crypto

For years, one of the most significant crypto asset markets has existed entirely outside the United States. Today, that changes, explains CFTC Chairman Selig.

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Policy

U.S. CFTC opens crypto 'perp' door with first approvals at Kalshi, Coinbase

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has now established a stance on how regulated U.S. firms can engage in crypto perpetual futures contracts.

CFTC Chairman Mike Selig (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

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 operate prediction market platforms across the state.

Minnesota federal courtroom. (Jonathunder/Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

UniCredit warns Europe may struggle to contain crypto-bank crisis under MiCA rules

EU deposit insurance (up to €100,000) may not absorb stress from large stablecoin reserve accounts, unlike the full protection offered by U.S. regulators.

European Parliament building (Guillaume Périgois/Unsplash)

Policy

White House reviews CFTC prediction-market rule as Trump backs federal control

The proposal could shape how Kalshi, Polymarket, and other event-contract platforms operate as states challenge the CFTC’s authority.

White House at night (Credit: Tabrez Syed on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)