U.S. CFTC rebuffs CME legal stance in consequential fight over perpetual futures

CFTC Says CME's Own Crypto Futures Data Shows No Harm From Perpetual Futures

In an Oct. 16 court filing, the regulator said CME's crypto futures volume grew by 621,570 contracts from May to September and cited the exchange's CEO telling investors that customers haven't asked for perps.

U.S. CFTC rebuffs CME legal stance in consequential fight over perpetual futures

The future of perps in the U.S. may be at stake as the CFTC argues that CME hasn't shown the new policy is hurting it after the agency OK'd its first bitcoin perp.

CFTC Says CME Has Shown No Financial Harm From Perpetual Futures Policy

The regulator says CME’s cryptocurrency futures volume has risen since the policy changed, while CME argues perpetual contracts should be regulated as swaps.

CFTC urges court to toss CME suit over crypto perpetual futures

On October 16, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) asked a federal judge to throw out CME Group’s lawsuit over US crypto perpetual futures. The regulator argues that CME has not shown how allowing competing exchanges to offer these contracts would hurt its business. In its latest filing, the CFTC challenged CME’s standing in CME v. Selig, before Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly (1:26-cv-02157). It first moved to dismiss on Septembe…

CFTC asks a federal court to dismiss CME Group's lawsuit over crypto perpetual futures

On October 16, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) asked a federal judge to throw out CME Group’s lawsuit over US crypto perpetual futures. The regulator argues that CME has not shown how allowing competing exchanges to offer these contracts would hurt its business. In its latest filing, the CFTC challenged CME’s standing in CME v. Selig, before Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly (1:26-cv-02157). It first moved to dismiss on Septembe…