Commodity Futures Trading Commission swap dealer registration requires an entity to meet regulatory obligations covering capital, risk management, reporting, and compliance frameworks, alongside a $15,000 non-refundable application fee

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The Bank of Korea launched its first reported survey to 31 financial institutions regarding cryptocurrency market participation and risk exposure

New Market Trading CEO Frank Hepworth stated that bitcoin lending yields of 1% to 4% fail to justify derivative, counterparty, and smart contract risks.

Frank Hepworth warned that covered-call strategies on bitcoin during bull markets risk having assets sold at option strike prices, forfeiting upside potential.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation requested decentralized finance operators help freeze stolen cryptocurrency funds passing through their infrastructure.

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Anchorage Digital submitted an application to the National Futures Association to register Anchorage Digital Swap Dealer, LLC, as a CFTC swap dealer

South Korean financial regulations require domestic cryptocurrency exchanges to hold at least 80% of customer virtual assets in offline cold storage

Following the October 29, 2026 Binance exploit, South Korea's Financial Services Commission proposed raising the minimum cold storage holding requirement for domestic exchanges from 80% to 99%

Binance and regulatory entities face ongoing legal and market monitoring as hackers systematically move stolen XRP assets

South Korea's Financial Services Commission recommended that domestic crypto exchanges maintain continuous 24-hour monitoring of deposits and withdrawals and set aside additional reserve funds

South Korean regulators reported that Gopax held 80.54% of customer assets in cold storage at the end of September 2026, the lowest percentage among the country's major won-denominated crypto exchanges

Gopax announced it initiated the platform suspension to transfer 100% of customer virtual assets in its custody into offline cold storage wallets in accordance with South Korean financial authorities' recommendations

Anchorage Digital said Commodity Futures Trading Commission swap dealer requirements follow the same regulatory framework that the Dodd-Frank Act applied to banks for interest rate, credit, and foreign exchange markets

Anchorage Digital Swap Dealer, LLC expects to offer European-style options on bitcoin and ether with maturities up to one year if its Commodity Futures Trading Commission swap dealer registration is approved

Anchorage Digital offers trading and margin capabilities, along with options and structured products, through its separate subsidiary Anchorage Hold, LLC

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Hyperliquid Strategies Inc. filed an application with the CFTC to register a subsidiary as a Futures Commission Merchant

U.S. retail customers will access the perpetual futures market through futures commission merchants subject to standard Know Your Customer and Anti-Money Laundering checks

The proposed ICE-Trade[XYZ] venue will offer retail investors 24/7 leveraged trading across equities, stock market indices, commodities, foreign exchange, and cryptocurrencies

The planned ICE-Trade[XYZ] perpetual futures market requires regulatory approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), including authorization for leveraged trading, with no launch date set

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) announced an agreement on October 29, 2026 with Trade[XYZ] to launch a regulated U.S. perpetual futures market with ICE as exclusive operator

Hyperliquid Strategies Inc. stated that its Futures Commission Merchant application remains subject to Commodity Futures Trading Commission approval with no assured timeline or outcome