CFTC Requests Dismissal of CME Lawsuit Over Crypto Perpetual Contracts
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On October 16, 2026, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a request with a federal court seeking to dismiss CME Group's lawsuit concerning crypto perpetual contracts in the United States. In its request, the CFTC stated that CME had failed to reasonably explain how the offering of such contracts by competing exchanges would harm its business. The latest development disclosed in current reports is that the CFTC has formally sought dismissal of the lawsuit by a federal judge; the subsequent outcome of the case has not yet been reported.
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- CryptopolitanCFTC asks federal court to dismiss CME Group’s lawsuit over crypto perpetual contracts
On October 16, 2026, CFTC asked a federal judge to dismiss CME Group’s lawsuit over crypto perpetual contracts in the United States, arguing that CME failed to reasonably explain how competing exchanges offering such contracts would harm its business.
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