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CFTC Defends Kalshi’s Bitcoin Perpetual Futures Approval, Moves to Toss CME Suit

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On Wednesday, September 2, 2026, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a motion in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, seeking the dismissal of CME Group’s lawsuit challenging the agency’s approval of cryptocurrency perpetual futures. The CFTC characterized CME’s legal challenge as “much ado about nothing,” asserting that the exchange…