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CFTC Chair warns of prosecution for insider trading in oil and prediction markets

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insider trading SEC charge · Apr 17, 2026

CFTC Chair warns of prosecution for insider trading in oil and prediction markets

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Investors who traded oil futures shortly before major Trump administration policy shifts will face the full force of the law if found to have used inside information. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is investigating those trades. Many of these trades fall within the CFTC's jurisdiction. CFTC Chair Michael Selig will testify before the House osservazione: The CFT

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The CLARITY Act will likely be killed for 2026 if it is delayed into the summer. The bill's passage depends on a legislative compromise regarding stablecoin yield. Banks oppose interest-like rewards on stablecoins, and this single conflict has blocked the bill since January. Senator Thom Tillis is drafting a compromise proposal that bans passive yield while allowing rewards tied to activity. If the Senate Banking Committee accepts this compromise, it can schedule a vote, likely in the last week of April. The bill's purpose is to split crypto oversight between the SEC and the CFTC, removing the legal grey zone that has driven enforcement-first regulation. If the bill does not reach the Senate floor by May, it risks being pushed out as the focus shifts to midterm elections. The bill will likely be killed for 2026 if it is delayed into the summer.

// This is not a valid JSON. I will restart. 10 a.m. EST on Thursday. Enforcement Director David Miller identified policing insider trading and market manipulation as agency priorities last month. Michael Selig, the current lone member of the commission, stated in a written statement that the agency will find and punish anyone engaging in fraud, manipulation, or insider trading in any of its markets.

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Stablecoin issuers must block sanctioned wallets in secondary markets—or face liability

Permitted payment stablecoin issuers must now actively prevent sanctioned individuals—from comprehensively restricted jurisdictions or on official watchlists—from using their tokens in secondary markets, including in peer-to-peer transfers between unhosted wallets. If they fail to do so, they risk liability for sanctions violations, even if they aren’t directly involved in the transactions. This obligation is part of a proposed rule issued on April 8, 2026, by FinCEN and OFAC under the GENIUS Act, which sets out the regulatory framework for stablecoin issuers before the full regime takes effect in January 2027. While issuers won’t be required to continuously monitor secondary market activity or file suspicious activity reports on it, they must maintain the technical ability to freeze or block funds when law enforcement issues an order. More significantly, they must proactively stop sanctioned parties from transacting at all. The rule treats partnerships between issuers and exchanges as correspondent accounts under Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act, subjecting them to heightened oversight. Issuers will also need to conduct risk assessments of their stablecoin’s technical design—especially smart contract functions like freezing balances—and update those assessments whenever they alter the code or expand to new blockchains. In primary markets, where issuers directly handle issuance or redemption, full transaction monitoring and SAR filings remain mandatory. But in secondary markets, where transactions occur without issuer involvement, the focus shifts from surveillance to prevention. To meet this standard, the Treasury encourages the use of blockchain analytics tools that can automatically flag and block sanctioned wallets at the protocol level. Elliptic, which analyzed the proposal, notes that these capabilities are no longer optional—they are essential for compliant operation in the US market.

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