CFTC Cuts ‘Outdated And Overly Complex’ Crypto Guidance
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is rolling back legacy policy on digital assets, marking another step in its reorientation toward regulated crypto markets.
Acting CFTC Chairman Caroline D. Pham said the agency is withdrawing its years-old guidance on the “actual delivery” of virtual currencies, a document that had shaped how firms could custody and settle digital asset transactions since 2020.
The decision clears a path for new guidance that reflects the rise of tokenized markets, recent legislation and the CFTC’s growing oversight of spot crypto trading.
“Eliminating outdated and overly complex guidance that penalizes the crypto industry and stifles innovation is exactly what the Administration has set out…
