Wait, Can U.S. Futures Exchanges Actually Trade Spot Crypto Now? CFTC Just Changed the Game
The CFTC just greenlit something wild: regulated spot crypto trading on U.S. futures platforms. Yeah, you read that right. Spot trading, not just derivatives. This isn't some minor policy tweak—we're talking about a fundamental shift in how American exchanges can handle digital assets. For years, the regulatory walls kept spot and futures markets in separate lanes. Now? Those barriers just crumbled. What does this mean for liquidity, institutional access, and the entire U.S. crypto infrastructure? This could be the regulatory breakthrough everyone's been waiting for.
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Wait, Can U.S. Futures Exchanges Actually Trade Spot Crypto Now? CFTC Just Changed the Game
The CFTC just greenlit something wild: regulated spot crypto trading on U.S. futures platforms. Yeah, you read that right. Spot trading, not just derivatives. This isn't some minor policy tweak—we're talking about a fundamental shift in how American exchanges can handle digital assets. For years, the regulatory walls kept spot and futures markets in separate lanes. Now? Those barriers just crumbled. What does this mean for liquidity, institutional access, and the entire U.S. crypto infrastructure? This could be the regulatory breakthrough everyone's been waiting for.