Non-EU Regulators

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (US) (CFTC)

US commodity-derivatives regulator — supervises crypto-asset derivatives and the spot market for commodity-classified tokens.

Definition

The CFTC regulates US commodity-futures markets and has asserted jurisdiction over crypto-asset derivatives and the spot market for crypto-assets classified as commodities. Bitcoin and Ether are widely viewed as commodities within CFTC scope.