CFTC

2 briefs

decision 2026-05-13

The Senate Is About to Draw the Map of Crypto. The Industry Does Not Know If It Will Like It.

The 309-page CLARITY Act goes to Senate Banking Committee markup on May 14 -- it splits crypto between the SEC and CFTC, bans stablecoin yield, and Polymarket gives it 58% odds of becoming law this year.

power 2026-04-17

Someone Bet $950 Million on Falling Oil Prices. Then Trump Announced the Iran Ceasefire.

The CFTC is investigating two instances where oil futures volumes surged minutes before major Trump announcements on Iran. The question is not whether the pattern exists. It does. The question is whether anyone will be held accountable.