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CFTC Announces Changes To Rules Governing Enforcement Investigations And Settlement Recommendations

On December 1, 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced amendments to its rules of practice and rules governing investigations, with the stated goal of enhancing transparency, fairness and due process.

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CFTC Authorizes Spot Crypto Trading On DCMs

On December 4, 2025 Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham announced that, for the first time, CFTC-regulated commodity exchanges (also known as designated contract markets ("DCMs")) have been authorized to list and facilitate trading in "spot" cryptocurrency contracts.

United States Finance

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

CFTC Provides CPO-Registration Relief For Certain Credit Risk Transfer SPVs

On November 21, 2025 the CFTC's Market Participants Division ("MPD") issued Letter No. 25-37, a no-action letter providing CPO-registration relief to operators of certain credit risk transfer ("CRT") transactions structured through special purpose vehicles ("SPVs").

United States Finance

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

FCA Publishes Final Rules On Systematic Internaliser Regime For Bonds And Derivatives And Matched Principal Trading By MTF Operators

On 28 November 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a policy statement (PS25/17) finalising rules proposed in its July 2025 consultation paper (CP25/20).

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

All's Well That Ends Well: The CFTC Amends Its Wells Notice Process And Other Rules Of Practice For The Better

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

CFTC Changes To The Wells Process And Rules Of Practice

United States Finance

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Davis Wright Tremaine

CFTC Staff Guidance Dispels Longstanding Legal Uncertainty Around An FCM's Use Of Customer Securities To Secure Foreign Futures Exposures

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Risk Transfer Market Receives CPO Registration Relief From CFTC

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

Stablecoins And The GENIUS Act: How New Global Rules Are Reshaping Compliance

Worldwide Technology

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Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC

Improving UK Transaction Reporting: FCA Consults On Streamlined Framework

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Guidance For Sovereigns, Private Bond Creditors And Multilaterals: IMF Maps Weaknesses In Today's Restructuring Architecture

United States Insolvency

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Baker Botts LLP

So You Want To Apply To Become A CFTC-Registered Designated Contract Market (DCM)? Here's What You Should Know

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Financial Markets And Funds Quick Take | Issue 44

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

The Senate Speaks On Crypto Market Structure: The Agriculture Committee's Bipartisan Discussion Draft

United States Technology

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Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

What Foundations And Other Nonprofits Need To Know About The Foreign Agents Registration Act

United States Government

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WilmerHale

Top 5 Takeaways From "Advanced Mediation Strategies For Handling The Toughest Situations"

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 260

United States Healthcare

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Davis Wright Tremaine

What Honeybees Have Taught Me About Dispute Resolution

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Back To School 2025: Title IX Updates And How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

CFTC's Tokenized Collateral Initiative: A Pivotal Step In Derivatives Modernization

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's new initiative on tokenized collateral is a meaningful step in the US towards recognizing blockchain-based collateral inside the existing derivatives framework.

United States Finance

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Caldwell

APAC Monthly Private Wealth Legal Developments – October 2025

The APRA has announced that it will consult on targeted amendments to CPS 230 Operational Risk management by the end of 2025.

Worldwide Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

US Senate Agriculture Committee Unveils Digital Asset Market Structure Draft

On November 11, 2025, Senate Agriculture Committee released a new bipartisan discussion draft proposing anticipated changes to the regulation of U.S. digital asset markets.

United States Technology

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McMillan LLP

Senate Agriculture Committee Releases Bipartisan Crypto Market Structure Discussion Draft

On November 10, 2025, Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) released a bipartisan...

United States Finance

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Davis Wright Tremaine

US Senate Banking Committee Unveils Digital Asset Market Structure Draft

United States Finance

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McMillan LLP

Senate Finance Committee Takes Up Taxation Of Digital Assets

United States Finance

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K&L Gates LLP

Derivatives For REITs: Managing Risks And Rewards

United States Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

US Expands Critical Minerals List, Pursues Agreements With Allies

Worldwide International

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Cassidy Levy Kent

SGX RegCo Issues Its Response On Its Proposals For A More Disclosure Based Regime

United States Finance

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A&O Shearman

Are You Using 'Finfluencers': Practical Guidance For CFTC-Registered Derivatives Intermediaries And Exchanges

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

United States Technology

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Lowenstein Sandler

FinCEN Releases Data Showing $9 Billion In Iranian Shadow Banking Activity

United States Criminal

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Ballard Spahr LLP

EU-U.S. Asset Management Insights, Live From Luxembourg (Podcast)

Worldwide Wealth Mgt

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A&O Shearman

Regulatory Compliance In Leveraged ETF Sales Practices

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Lowenstein Crypto advises leading digital asset and cryptocurrency projects, exchanges, and trading firms.

United States Technology

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Lowenstein Sandler

FinCEN Releases Data Showing $9 Billion In Iranian Shadow Banking Activity

On October 23, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") issued a Financial Trend Analysis ("FTA")...

United States Criminal

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Ballard Spahr LLP

EU-U.S. Asset Management Insights, Live From Luxembourg (Podcast)

From regulatory shifts and fundraising trends to retail investment access and cross-border engagement, Elaine shares expert insights on how U.S. managers are increasingly embracing European markets, and vice versa.

Worldwide Wealth Mgt

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A&O Shearman

Regulatory Compliance In Leveraged ETF Sales Practices

The Wall Street Journal reported last week that "Popular Leveraged Funds Shock Investors With Huge Losses." It is important to understand how to offer such instruments consistent with regulatory expectations.

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Long & Winding Road: New CFTC Chair

United States Finance

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Foley & Lardner

Bipartisan AG Coalition Secures Shiny Win In Precious Metals Fraud Case

The U.S. District Court of the Central District of California has entered a final judgment in a case brought by a bipartisan coalition of state AGs and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission...

United States Finance

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Cozen O'Connor

Clear Skies Ahead? Predicting The Use Of The Floor Trader Exemption In Event Contract Markets To Avoid Swap Dealer Registration

The availability of prediction markets has exploded for American consumers, as contracts that allowed people to bet on the outcome of the 2024 presidential election gained popularity.

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

NFA Updates Digital Asset Obligations

On 17 October 2025, the National Futures Association (NFA) announced that it will be eliminating interpretive guidance requiring digital assets-related disclosure obligations for NFA members.

United States Finance

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K&L Gates LLP

Navigating New Regulatory Harmonization Efforts Between The SEC And CFTC

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) hosted the Joint Roundtable...

United States Finance

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Alvarez & Marsal

WMHW Alert: SEC Enforcement Trends In The First Six Months

United States Commercial

Walden Macht Haran & Williams LLP

What Happens In Nevada … May Impact Prediction Markets And Sports Gambling Across The U.S.

United States Media & IT

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

If It's Broken, Please Fix It: The CFTC Proposes To Resolve Compliance Challenges For Swap Dealers

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE) Approved As Newest National Securities Exchange

United States Commercial

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Cozen O'Connor

Regulating Crypto-linked Exchange-traded Products (Podcast)

United States Technology

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A&O Shearman

CFTC Settles First Compliance-Related Charges With Swap Dealers, Futures Commission Merchants, And Intermediaries Under Acting Chairman Pham

United States Finance

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Steptoe LLP

From Enforcement To Empowerment: SEC Chairman Paul Atkins Charts A New Regulatory Approach For Digital Assets

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

SEC Approves Texas Stock Exchange Registration, Marking A Milestone For National Exchanges In Texas

United States Commercial

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Crypto And Commodity-Based ETPs Poised To Boom Following SEC's Approval Of Generic Listing Standards

United States Technology

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Texas Stock Exchange Obtains SEC Approval

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

CFTC Acting Chairman Pham Outlines A Technology‑Neutral Approach To Digital Assets And Agency Modernization

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Breaking Barriers: SEC-CFTC Host Historic Harmonization Roundtable

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Generic Listing Standards For Crypto And Commodity ETPs: What It Means And What's Next

United States Technology

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Dechert

Blockchain And Digital Assets: September 2025 Trends

Worldwide Technology

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Caldwell

CFTC Launches Tokenized Collateral And Stablecoins Initiative

United States Finance

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Steptoe LLP

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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Gowling WLG

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Mayer Brown

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

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