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US CFTC to explore EU-authorized venues' qualifications for US recognition

By Neil Roland ( September 8, 2025, 23:27 GMT | Insight) -- The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission will explore whether trading platforms authorized by the EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, or similar crypto regimes, would qualify for US recognition, acting Chair Caroline Pham said. The US agency plans to use its existing, “pragmatic” cross-border framework dating back to the 1990s to provide clarity for registration and recognition of non-US exchanges. “This is the fastest way that we can legally onshore trading activity efficiently and safely under CFTC regulations and open up U.S. markets to the rest of the world,” Pham said.The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission will explore whether trading platforms authorized by the EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, or similar crypto regimes, would qualify for US recognition, acting Chair Caroline Pham said....

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