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CFTC Proposes New Federal Framework for Leveraged Crypto Trading Amid Congressional Stalls
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CNBC TV18•06-10-2026, 00:14
CFTC Proposes New Federal Framework for Leveraged Crypto Trading Amid Congressional Stalls
- •The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposed a new federal framework for cryptocurrency exchanges offering leveraged digital asset trading.
- •The initiative allows US crypto exchanges to opt into federal oversight, moving away from a patchwork of state money-transmitter licenses.
- •A new category of trading venues called crypto asset market will be established, subjecting platforms to anti-market-manipulation controls and proof of reserves obligations.
- •The proposal follows the failure of Congress to advance comprehensive crypto legislation like the Clarity Act, placing pressure on regulators to provide clarity.
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The CFTC proposed a new federal framework allowing US crypto exchanges that offer leveraged digital asset trading to opt into federal oversight instead of relying on a patchwork of state licenses.
The rules would establish a new category of regulated trading venues called a crypto asset market for platforms offering leveraged or margined trading to retail customers, subjecting them to anti-manipulation and proof-of-reserves requirements.
The proposal follows the failure of Congress to advance a major crypto bill called the Clarity Act, placing pressure on regulators to provide regulatory clarity for the cryptocurrency industry.
