The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said on Monday it would launch an initiative to allow for trading of spot crypto asset contracts listed on a futures exchange registered with the agency.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has released a program to examine the listing of spot crypto asset contracts on registered futures exchanges, al

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has launched its Listed Spot Crypto Trading Initiative, which aims to establish a framework for retail trading of leveraged, margined, or financed spot crypto asset contracts (Retail Crypto Contracts) on CFTC-registered designated contract markets (DCMs).

The CFTC is considering allowing futures exchanges to offer spot bitcoin trading, seeking public input on regulatory implications.

The CFTC’s initiative shows it won’t wait for Congress to finalize legislation that would grant the agency the authority to directly regulate crypto that’s not deemed a security. The House passed in July a broad crypto market structure bill that still has to be considered by the Senate.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission wants stakeholders to work with it to provide regulatory clarity on listing spot crypto assets.

The CFTC is enabling the trading of spot crypto asset contracts on regulated futures exchanges. CFTC Acting Chair Caroline Pham confirmed the agency was working

The CFTC is exploring spot crypto trading on futures exchanges, marking the first step in its “crypto sprint” initiative.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has proposed a new framework for regulating the trading of virtual currencies in the spot market through its registered futures offerings. The effort,