Tag: designated_contract_market

CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Position to Cboe Digital Exchange

3 Jun 2026 3:40 p.m.

The CFTC's Division of Market Oversight has issued a time-limited no-action letter to Cboe Digital Exchange, LLC. This position addresses specific procedures related to dormancy for the designated contract market.

Politics and Government Business Federal Government Financial Markets Legal CFTC Cboe Digital Exchange No-Action Letter Market Oversight Dormancy Procedures Designated Contract Market Financial Regulation
CFTC Issues Policy on Perpetual Contracts, Approves Bitcoin Futures Listing

29 May 2026 10:22 a.m.

The CFTC has issued a policy statement on perpetual contracts, simultaneously approving a Designated Contract Market to list a bitcoin spot price-referenced perpetual futures contract. This provides regulatory clarity for these financial instruments.

Business Politics and Government Federal Government Financial Markets Legal CFTC Perpetual Contracts Bitcoin Futures Policy Statement Designated Contract Market Cryptocurrency