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The CFTC is moving ahead on crypto regulations without waiting for Congress, but its authority has hard limits that could leave millions of traders exposed. Understanding exactly where those limits fall determines whether the U.S. gets unified crypto oversight or…

Regulatory agencies in the United States are pushing ahead with efforts to bring clarity and confidence to cryptoasset markets following Congress’s failure to progress the CLARITY Act.  

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The SEC and CFTC published three crypto rules within three days of the CLARITY Act’s Senate failure, but every document carries a built-in expiration.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has broadened a no-action position so that any developer of “passive software” that lets users trade crypto derivatives no longer risks enforcement as an unregistered broker, according to a CFTC press release published September 17. The move extends an earlier March letter that applied only to a single self-custodial wallet…

Currencies39240 Market Cap$ 2.73T+1.47% 24h Spot Volume$ 35.90B+1.53% DominanceBTC56.76%-0.30%ETH11.04%+0.20% ETH Gas0.12 Gwei RegulationBlockchainDeFiCFTC Sep 18, 2026 2min read byEricMaina forBlockchainReporter

CFTC issues no-action relief for passive software providers connecting users to regulated derivatives. Relief allows wallets to offer access to perpetual futures and event contracts without broker registration.

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a no-action letter, exempting eligible crypto and prediction markets software providers from broker registration requirements.

Add preferred source The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a no-action position on Thursday allowing providers of “passive software” to connect users to regulated derivatives markets without registering as introducing brokers or associated persons. The guidance expands relief first granted to crypto wallet provider Phantom Technologies in March, creating a broader framework for developers…

The SEC and CFTC are promising new crypto rules without waiting for Congress, but ChatGPT finds a critical flaw in that plan that could leave XRP exactly where it started.