CFTC Crypto Asset Rules Enter White House Review
The CFTC has sent a broad crypto rulemaking to White House review, signaling it is working on a wider framework for digital asset trading. OIRA lists the submission under RIN 3038-AF80, titled “Regulation Crypto Asset Transactions and Regulation Crypto Asset Markets,” and it was received on September 17. The filing is still under review and is only a pre-rule, so no new requirements, permissions, or deadlines are in effect yet. If advanced, the rulemaking could clarify how crypto products fit within existing U.S. derivatives rules, especially areas like perpetual-style contracts. Key issues for exchanges and brokers may include margin, eligible participants, registration, clearing, and leveraged retail products. The move suggests the agency is shifting from informal guidance toward a more durable regulatory framework for crypto markets.
