CFTC Chairman Michael Selig presented on October 5 in New York a federal framework targeting leveraged, margin, or financed crypto transactions offered to retail customers. The SEC-CFTC taxonomy lists Bitcoin, Ether, Solana, Stellar, Tezos, and XRP as examples of digital commodities, but this classification references an interpretation published in March 2026 and does not constitute a new announcement. The regulator is preparing Regulation CTX and Regulation CAM with safeguards including proof of reserves and capital requirements for intermediaries. A 60-day public consultation has been launched to clarify this regime before any regulatory proposals.
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