CME Group sues CFTC over classification of crypto perpetual futures

CME Group is suing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regarding its decision to allow prediction market platform Kalshi to list a Bitcoin perpetual futures contract. The lawsuit argues that these contracts should be classified as swaps under the Dodd-Frank Act, not futures.

By Bibhu Pattnaik Fri, June 19, 2026 at 2:19 AM GMT+3 3 min read · Yahoo Finance ·

CME Group sues CFTC over classification of crypto perpetual futures

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Topics: CME Group Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) crypto futures Dodd-Frank Act perpetual futures

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