
CFTC: Regulatory Clarity for Crypto Does Not Mean Endorsing BTC or ETH Investments
- —CFTC treats Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as commodities and regulates their derivatives
- —The agency draws a line between market oversight and endorsing specific investments
- —CFTC and SEC remain at odds over how to split authority over digital assets
- —US spot Bitcoin ETFs drew about $2.8 billion in inflows over six straight days
Why it matters: The clarification curbs reading regulatory progress as a buy signal, though uncertainty persists until Congress passes a market-structure law.
Source: CriptoTendencias
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