How is the CFTC planning to regulate retail crypto commodity transactions in the United States?

The full answer

What did U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission state?

On October 5, 2026, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission stated the following. The CFTC issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking public comment on a framework for retail commodity transactions involving crypto assets under CEA section 2©(2)(D), including a crypto asset market subcategory of designated contract market. Comments are due within 60 days of Federal Register publication and will be posted on Regulations.gov. [1]

The source’s own words: “The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to provide notice of, and seek public comment regarding, its intent to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework comprised of fit-for-purpose rules concerning section 2©(2)(D) of the Commodity Exchange Act and retail commodity transactions described thereunder involving crypto assets (such transactions, “CTXs”).” [1]

A second source, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, says: “Comments must be in writing and received within 60 days of the ANPRM’s publication in the Federal Register .” [2]

Where does this fit on the site?

For the wider picture, see What happened to the CLARITY Act, and does it affect XRP? and What does Turkey’s Capital Markets Board now regulate for crypto asset service providers?. Two related questions are What has the Trump administration’s crypto policy actually done? and Why did Trump name XRP for a US crypto reserve?