CFTC Opens Rulemaking Push For Retail Leveraged Crypto Markets

TL;DRThe CFTC has opened an advanced rulemaking process around retail commodity transactions involving crypto assets.
The agency is asking for public input as it considers a more comprehensive federal framework for leveraged and margined retail crypto markets.
This is an early-stage rulemaking step, not a final licensing regime that takes effect immediately.The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is moving toward a more formal federal framework for one of crypto’s messier regulatory areas