PodcastBanklessOctober 19, 2026

The CFTC’s Proposed Rules to Reshape US Crypto Markets | CFTC Chair Mike Selig

The CFTC is using existing authority to let US crypto exchanges offer margin/leverage trading onshore via Reg CTX and a federal charter via Reg CAM.

Two new rules: CFTC proposes Reg CTX (crypto asset transactions) and Reg CAM (crypto asset markets) to enable onshore margin/leverage trading and a federal exchange charter.
State patchwork today: Spot Bitcoin currently regulated via ~50 state money-transmitter/BitLicense regimes plus CFTC anti-fraud authority and FinCEN AML oversight, not market-based rules.

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