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U.S. CFTC-Driven Spot Crypto Trading Going Live, Opening Up New (Regulated) Arena

The CFTC follows a presidential directive to regulate spot crypto trading on designated contract markets, with Bitnomial launching next week to ensure fair order treatment.

  • On December 4, 2025, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission authorized spot crypto trading on regulated designated contract markets, and Chicago-based Bitnomial set its DCM launch for next week.
  • The CFTC included spot trading in its 'crypto sprint' to implement administration priorities, tracking recommendations from the President's Working Group on Digital Asset Markets, with Pham saying it's essential for Americans to access safe, regulated markets.
  • Bitnomial's CEO highlighted that regulated DCMs like Coinbase ensure leveraged spot crypto trading shares the same framework as U.S. derivatives, providing equal market access.
  • Pham intends to leave once a new chairman arrives, affecting who leads crypto policy as the White House hasn't named other nominees, so the next chairman will inherit the initiative alone while the Senate advances Trump nominee Mike Selig's confirmation soon.
  • Even as spot trading is authorized, the CFTC still lacks broad spot-market manipulation authority, while a push for tokenized collateral including stablecoins is expected early next year.
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unchainedcrypto.com broke the news in on Thursday, December 4, 2025.
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