#CFTCCryptoSprint
🚀 CFTC Crypto Sprint: Fast-Tracking U.S. Crypto Regulation
On August 1, 2025, Acting CFTC Chair Caroline D. Pham launched the Crypto Sprint 🏃♀️💨 — a rapid initiative to implement 18 key recommendations from President Trump’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets 🏛️📄.
🧩 What’s Included in the Crypto Sprint?
1. 💱 Spot Crypto Trading on Regulated Exchanges
The CFTC is seeking public feedback 🗣️ (until August 18, 2025) on launching spot crypto contracts on registered DCMs (like CME).
These contracts would:
Mirror real-time crypto prices ⏱️📊
Allow for margin or leveraged trading under Commodity Exchange Act rules ⚖️📉
2. 🤝 SEC Collaboration – “Project Crypto”
Joint effort with the SEC to:
Define crypto asset classifications 📑
Align trading and custody rules 🔒
Develop standards for tokenized financial instruments 🪙
3. 🛠️ Regulatory Modernization
Builds on prior steps like:
✅ Approving 24/7 crypto trading
✅ Allowing perpetual futures
🗓️ Hosting the first Crypto CEO Forum
🧹 Cleaning outdated guidance
📈 Why It Matters
✅ Market Confidence: Brings
