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Divided CFTC Releases Gaming Event Contract Rule Proposal

May 16, 2024 | wilmerhale.com | Matthew Kulkin |Ayana Dow

Client Alert On May 10, 2024, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) proposed amendments to CFTC Regulation 40.11 (the Proposed Rule) that further define “gaming” contracts considered “contrary to the public interest” under section 5c(c)(5)(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA). READ THE FULL ALERT. Stay current on our Insights & News. Authors
CFTC Year in Review: 23 Takeaways From 2023 and Predictions for 2024 | JD Supra

Feb 28, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Matthew Beville |Ayana Dow |Matthew Kulkin

At an industry event in early 2023, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or the Commission) Chairman Rostin Behnam set out a comprehensive agenda to include nearly three dozen rulemaking proposals as well as “business as usual requests” such as the issuance of orders, exemptive relief or interpretive relief. Please see full publication below for more information.
CFTC Year in Review: 23 Takeaways From 2023 and Predictions for 2024

Feb 27, 2024 | lexology.com | Matthew Kulkin |Elizabeth Mitchell |Gretchen Passe Roin |Timothy Silva |Tiffany Smith |Dino Wu | +7 more

At an industry event in early 2023, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or the Commission) Chairman Rostin Behnam set out a comprehensive agenda to include nearly three dozen rulemaking proposals as well as “business as usual requests” such as the issuance of orders, exemptive relief or interpretive relief.2 When Chairman Behnam detailed the CFTC’s 2023 work plan, the CFTC was building on its first year with a full slate of Commissioners, new Division Directors and senior leadership.
CFTC Advisory Subcommittee Releases Report On DeFi: Issues, Findings And Recommendations

Feb 24, 2024 | mondaq.com | Matthew Kulkin |Zachary K. Goldman |Tiffany Smith |Ayana Dow

On January 8, 2024, the Digital Assets and Blockchain Technology Subcommittee (the Subcommittee) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) Technology Advisory Committee presented a 79-page report titled "Decentralized Finance" (DeFi) to the CFTC. The Subcommittee's work, which is sponsored by Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero, does not represent the views of the CFTC.
CFTC Advisory Subcommittee Releases Report on DeFi: Issues, Findings and Recommendations | JD Supra

Feb 19, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Ayana Dow |Zachary K. Goldman |Matthew Kulkin

February 19, 2024 Ayana Dow, Zachary Goldman, Matthew Kulkin, Joshua Nathanson, Tiffany Smith WilmerHale + Follow x Following x Following - Unfollow Contact To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On January 8, 2024, the Digital Assets and Blockchain Technology Subcommittee (the Subcommittee) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC or the Commission) Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) presented a 79-page report titled “Decentralized Finance” (DeFi) to the...
CFTC Advisory Subcommittee Releases Report on DeFi: Issues, Findings and Recommendations

Feb 16, 2024 | wilmerhale.com | Matthew Kulkin |Zachary K. Goldman |Tiffany Smith |Ayana Dow |Joshua Nathanson

On January 8, 2024, the Digital Assets and Blockchain Technology Subcommittee (the Subcommittee) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Technology Advisory Committee presented a 79-page report titled “Decentralized Finance” (DeFi) to the CFTC. The Subcommittee’s work, which is sponsored by Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero, does not represent the views of the CFTC.
CFTC Issues Request for Comment on Uses of AI | JD Supra

Feb 5, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Matthew Beville |Ayana Dow |Matthew Kulkin

On January 25, 2024, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Staff issued a request for comment (RFC) on the current and potential uses and risks of artificial intelligence (AI) in the markets that the CFTC regulates.
CFTC Issues Request for Comment on Uses of AI

Feb 1, 2024 | wilmerhale.com | Matthew Kulkin |Elizabeth Mitchell |Kirk J. Nahra |Tiffany Smith |Matthew Beville |Ayana Dow | +1 more

On January 25, 2024, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Staff issued a request for comment (RFC) on the current and potential uses and risks of artificial intelligence (AI) in the markets that the CFTC regulates.
CFTC, 5th Circuit Upend the Future of Prediction Markets | JD Supra

Oct 4, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Ayana Dow |Matthew Kulkin

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently issued an order disapproving the listing of a political event contract self-certified by a designated contract market (DCM). This was a long-awaited decision in an ongoing debate within and outside the CFTC regarding the future of federally regulated political event contracts. These issues are not new; they have been present and before the CFTC for more than a decade.
CFTC, 5th Circuit Upend The Future Of Prediction Markets

Oct 4, 2023 | mondaq.com | Matthew Kulkin |Ayana Dow

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently issued an order disapproving the listing of a political event contract self-certified by a designated contract market (DCM). This was a long-awaited decision in an ongoing debate within and outside the CFTC regarding the future of federally regulated political event contracts. These issues are not new; they have been present and before the CFTC for more than a decade.