On October 16, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a brief in federal court asking Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly to dismiss CME Group's lawsuit concerning cryptocurrency perpetual futures.

How governments worldwide set rules for digital assets through legislation, agency rulemaking, licensing regimes and court fights.

Futures, options, and perpetual swaps tied to digital-asset prices, letting traders hedge or lever positions and often dwarfing spot volumes.

Court decisions that shape digital-asset law, from Ripple and Coinbase rulings on securities status to criminal verdicts against exchange founders.