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Gemini CFTC consent still binds after SDNY denial
Judge Hellerstein denied Gemini and the CFTC's joint Rule 60 motion on October 15, 2026. The January 6, 2025 $5 million consent order and false-statement injunction still bind…
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CFTC event-contract swap NPRM is not a live rule
The CFTC 9 Oct 2026 NPRM (RIN 3038-AF82) would add event contracts to the swap definition. It is not live 17 CFR text. Comments start after Federal Register…
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CFTC ANPRM: crypto venue rules are not live yet
The CFTC published an October 5, 2026 ANPRM (RIN 3038-AF80) on crypto asset transactions and crypto asset markets. Comments start after Federal Register publication. This is not a…
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Kalshi Sixth Circuit: sports contracts not swaps
The Sixth Circuit on September 25, 2026 held Kalshi sports-event contracts are not CEA swaps and do not preempt Ohio or Tennessee gambling laws. This is a preliminary-injunction…
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CFTC crypto prerule sits at OIRA, not a live rule
OIRA lists CFTC RIN 3038-AF80 as a prerule received 17 Sep 2026. That is not a published crypto market-structure rule, and it is not a substitute for the…
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Senate cloture on Clarity Act fails 49-50, not a law
The U.S. Senate failed cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 3633 on Sept. 15, 2026, 49-50. That LIS vote is a blocked debate, not a signed…
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Clarity Act final draft is a cloture substitute, not law
Senate offices posted a Sept. 14 substitute for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. It is a cloture vehicle for H.R. 3633, not enacted SEC or CFTC rules.
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Kalshi Ninth Circuit: sports contracts are bets, not swaps
The Ninth Circuit on August 28, 2026, in KalshiEX v. Assad, held Kalshi sports event contracts are likely sports bets, not Commodity Exchange Act swaps, so Nevada gaming…
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CFTC IAC: Selig maps a crypto DCM backup, not a listing
CFTC Chair Michael Selig told the inaugural Innovation Advisory Committee on August 20, 2026 that staff should explore a crypto-asset DCM if CLARITY stalls. That is a staff…
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CFTC compute derivatives RFC: comment first, not a listing
The CFTC issued RIN 3038-AF77 on Aug. 19, 2026, asking how designated contract markets might list compute derivatives. This is a comment file, not a live listing.