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CFTC begins drafting first rules for leveraged crypto trades

The CFTC has proposed two early-stage rules to bring crypto trading involving leverage, margin or financing under its oversight, including a new category of regulated trading platforms. The effort seeks to address regulatory uncertainty after Congress failed to advance crypto market-structure legislation, but spot trading remains largely outside the agency’s authority.

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