CFTC Greenlights Bitcoin, Ether as Derivatives Collateral in Landmark Pilot Program
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) launched a digital property pilot program on December 8, allowing bitcoin, ether, and USDC as margin collateral in derivatives markets—a transfer trade leaders are calling a watershed second for crypto adoption. Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham announced the initiative alongside new steerage on tokenized collateral and the withdrawal…
