CFTC Paves Way for Spot Crypto Trades on Futures Exchanges (1)

Listed spot crypto products will be allowed to start trading on registered futures exchanges, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Thursday, as the Trump administration moves to further embrace the digital asset industry.

“Now, for the first time ever, spot crypto can trade on CFTC-registered exchanges that have been the gold standard for nearly a hundred years, with the customer protections and market integrity that Americans deserve,” Acting Chairman Caroline Pham said in a statement.

The announcement follows a push from President Donald Trump for the CFTC and the US Securities and Exchange Commission to use their existing authority ...