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Commodities Futures Trading Commission Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) Commodity Broker

The United States Commodities Futures Trading Commission was created in 1974 to regulate commodity futures and option markets. The Commission’s mission is to protect market participants and the public from... more +
The United States Commodities Futures Trading Commission was created in 1974 to regulate commodity futures and option markets. The Commission’s mission is to protect market participants and the public from fraud, abuse, and systemic risk associated with derivatives subject to the Commodities Exchange Act. In 2010, as a result of the Frank-Dodd Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection, the Commission’s role was expanded to include drafting rules for regulating the swaps marketplace. less -
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

House Bill on Digital Asset Market Structure Would Significantly Change SEC’s Jurisdiction

On May 5, 2025, several House committees jointly released a discussion draft of a bill to establish a regulatory framework for digital assets. Notably, this proposed Act would clarify the jurisdictional boundaries between the...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Holders of DAO Governance Tokens Beware: According to the CFTC, Voting May Be Hazardous to Your Well-Being

Natural persons and legal entities are potentially jointly and severally liable for all of a decentralized autonomous organization's (DAO) violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and Commodity Futures Trading...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act – A Bullet Point Summary

Key Points - On August 3, 2022, Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and John Boozman (R-AR)—the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee—introduced the Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act of 2022 (S....more

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