CFTC asks a federal court to dismiss CME Group's lawsuit over crypto perpetual futures

On October 16, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) asked a federal judge to throw out CME Group’s lawsuit over US crypto perpetual futures. The regulator argues that CME has not shown how allowing competing exchanges to offer these contracts would hurt its business. In its latest filing , the CFTC challenged CME’s standing in CME v. Selig , before Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly (1:26-cv-02157). It first moved to dismiss on September 2, 2026. “CME must plausibly allege an actual or imminent increase in competition,” the agency wrote. “CME has not even done that.” The regulatory body referred to the remarks made by CME Chairman Terence Duffy on July 22, 2026.

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