August 28, 2026
A D.C. federal judge has ruled that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission cannot avoid handing over administrative records discussing approval of Kalshi's bitcoin perpetuals contract to the court, in a suit brought by a CME Group subsidiary challenging the agency's approval.
June 18, 2026
CME Group is challenging the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's decision to approve the listing of perpetual contracts, arguing in a lawsuit that the agency "overrode Congress's definition of the term 'swap'" when it gave Kalshi the green light last month to allow trading on bitcoin spot prices.