CME sues its own regulator to block US crypto perps
The unusual lawsuit pits the largest US derivatives venue against the CFTC over whether blockchain-based perpetual futures count as swaps, with $60T in offshore perps volume hanging over the fight.
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The unusual lawsuit pits the largest US derivatives venue against the CFTC over whether blockchain-based perpetual futures count as swaps, with $60T in offshore perps volume hanging over the fight.
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