CFTC activates regulatory plan B as congressional crypto legislation stalls indefinitely

REGULATORY DECISIONCFTC activates regulatory planB as congressional cryptolegislation stalls indefinitely44IMPORTANCEQUIET7NEWS MEDIA7PIECESOct 5, 2026 22:27blockboard.net
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The CFTC opened an advance rulemaking process for crypto market rules focused on retail trading with leverage, margin, or financing, and set a 60-day public comment window once the notice is published in the Federal Register. The proposal would create separate tracks for crypto asset transactions and crypto asset markets, while leaving spot markets outside the first phase and keeping mandatory movement of trading to federally regulated platforms for Congress.

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CFTC Chairman Michael Selig delivered a crypto policy address after the CLARITY Act collapsed in the Senate, and framed the effort as an administrative path forward without waiting for congressional approval.
CFTC activates regulatory plan B as congressional crypto legislation stalls inde
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The proposal gives registered exchanges an option to offer margined or leveraged trades.
CFTC Opens Rulemaking for Leveraged Retail Crypto Trading in the U.S.
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The proposal focuses first on retail crypto trading that uses leverage, margin, or financing, while ordinary spot exchanges are not automatically included.
CFTC Moves Ahead With Crypto Rulebook Despite CLARITY Setback
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The CFTC moved ahead with CTX and CAM frameworks under its existing authority under the Commodity Exchange Act.
CFTC Moves Ahead With Crypto Rulebook Despite CLARITY Setback
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The CFTC published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking for Regulation Crypto Asset Transactions and Regulation Crypto Asset Markets on Monday, with a 60-day comment period to begin after Federal Register publication.
CFTC Seeks Comment on First Crypto Rules for Leveraged Trading, Leaving Spot Mar

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Who it affects, what changes and what is still unconfirmed

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Retail crypto traders on registered exchanges are the group most directly affected today, because the first phase of the CFTC effort centers on leveraged, margined, and financed trading. Exchanges and market participants that want to offer those products now see a formal federal comment process in motion, rather than only informal discussion.

What changes in practice is that the CFTC has opened a rulemaking track for CTX and CAM, which means proposed federal terms for these retail crypto products are being developed under agency authority. What does not change yet is that the notice is still an early-stage step, and spot markets are not automatically brought into the first round of coverage.

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