CFTC approves first-ever spot crypto trading on regulated exchanges
The U.S. is taking a defining step in the crypto market structure. For the first time, spot digital-asset products will trade on exchanges directly supervised by a federal regulator, a shift that could rewire how Americans access crypto markets.
The announcement also lands during a politically charged push to repatriate crypto activity, following years in which most spot trading migrated to offshore venues with limited investor safeguards.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) confirmed in a Dec. 4 notice (Release No. 9145-25) that listed spot cryptocurrency products can now trade on U.S. futures exchanges, a first in federal oversight of digital assets.
“Now, for the first time ever, spot crypto can trade on…
