CME Group
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Governance and risk management
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Request for Information: Identifying Regulations to Facilitate Innovation and Competition to Financial Products and Services for Fintech Firms
CFTC-2026-1321-0001RFI
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20
Last activity Jul 13, 2026
Deadline
Closed on Jul 10, 2026
Closed Jul 10, 2026
Net supportiSupport minus oppose · campaigns included
+85%
+85% excluding campaigns
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- Title
- Request for Information: Identifying Regulations to Facilitate Innovation and Competition to Financial Products and Services for Fintech Firms
- Posted
- Jun 18, 2026
- Comment period
- Jun 18, 2026 – Jul 10, 2026
- FR Doc
- 2026-12337
- CFR
- 17 CFR Parts 1 3 4 23 30 36 37 38 39 40 41 43 45
- Topics
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+85%
Net support
Support18Oppose1Other1
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Business
12
Individual
1
Trade association
1
Advocacy
4
Other
2
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Posted Jun 18, 2026Deadline Jul 10, 2026
Jun 15Jul 6Jul 13
Support18Oppose1Other1
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Business
92%
0%
8%
Advocacy
100%
0%
0%
Other
100%
0%
0%
Individual
0%
100%
0%
Trade association
100%
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| Organization | Class-based ib registration exemption | Governance and risk management | Deregulation opposition | Onchain infrastructure regulation |
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CME Group BusinessOther CME Group Inc. | · | · | ||
Derivative Path Hedging Solutions, Inc. BusinessSupport Derivative Path Hedging Solutions, Inc., a registered CTA and fintech firm, supports the RFI's goal of identifying outda | · | · | · | |
Hyperliquid Policy Center and Phantom AdvocacySupport Phantom Technologies, Inc. | · | · | · | |
Payward, Inc. BusinessSupport Payward, a digital asset infrastructure company, supports the CFTC's initiative to facilitate innovation and competition | · | · | · | |
ProphetX LLC BusinessSupport ProphetX LLC, a recently registered DCM and DCO, supports the Commission's efforts to facilitate fintech innovation and | · | · | · |
Derivative Path Hedging Solutions, Inc.
BusinessSupport
Class-based ib registration exemption
Hyperliquid Policy Center and Phantom
AdvocacySupport
Onchain infrastructure regulation
Payward, Inc.
BusinessSupport
Governance and risk management
ProphetX LLC
BusinessSupport
Class-based ib registration exemption
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- Jul 9, 2026CoinbaseSupportBusiness📎 Attachment
Coinbase supports the CFTC's request for information and advocates for a principles-based, outcomes-oriented regulatory framework that facilitates fintech innovation. They specifically argue for clarifying that onchain infrastructure and integrated firm models should be permitted where they manage risks effectively without requiring unnecessary structural separation.
Read comment → - Jul 9, 2026Blockchain AssociationSupportAdvocacy📎 Attachment
The Blockchain Association (BA) supports the CFTC's effort to identify regulations that facilitate innovation for fintech firms, arguing for a technology-neutral, principles-based framework. They provide eleven specific recommendations aimed at modernizing rules for blockchain-enabled infrastructure, including a "two-rulebook" approach and clearer guidance on on-chain records and decentralized systems.
Read comment → - Jul 9, 2026dYdX Trading Inc. dba dYdX LabsSupportBusiness📎 Attachment
dYdX Labs, a U.S.-based Fintech firm, argues that the CFTC should streamline and adjust regulations to accommodate the unique technological features of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols. They advocate for recognizing on-chain settlement, automated risk management, and distributed ledger records as valid substitutes for traditional regulatory requirements like mandatory clearing and recordkeeping.
Read comment → - Jul 9, 2026Hyperliquid Policy Center and PhantomSupportAdvocacy📎 Attachment
Phantom Technologies, Inc. and Hyperliquid Policy Center advocate for regulatory changes that allow fintech firms to integrate onchain technology into federally regulated markets. They specifically request that onchain protocol developers be exempt from registration, that registrants be permitted to use onchain infrastructure for regulated functions, and that non-custodial front-end providers be granted codified relief from registration.
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