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Oct 9, 2026

Blockchain.com applies for CFTC licenses to offer prediction markets and crypto derivatives

Blockchain.com has applied to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission for approval to offer prediction market contracts and cryptocurrency derivatives to retail and institutional customers, according to CNBC.

Oct 9, 2026·5 sources
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Oct 5, 2026

CFTC proposes first federal crypto market rules with Regulation CTX and CAM

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission unveiled proposed rules to regulate leveraged and margined retail crypto trading, establishing a new federal framework for digital asset markets after the CLARITY Act stalled in Congress.

Oct 5, 2026·4 sources
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Top claims

  • ▪Prediction markets are highly susceptible to market manipulation
  • ▪Prediction markets should be regulated as federal derivatives rather than state gambling
  • ▪Blockchain.com applied to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a designated contract market license and registration as a futures commission merchant

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission2Crypto derivatives2Crypto regulation2CLARITY Act1Crypto exchanges1Crypto market regulation1Crypto prediction markets1Crypto regulatory frameworks1

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