CFTC Opens a 60-Day Consultation on Leveraged Crypto Trading: “The American People Deserve Clarity, Reliability and Consumer Protection”

The information provided in this article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Cryptocurrency investments carry a high degree of risk. Always conduct your own research.The US futures regulator CFTC published a 109-page paper on leveraged crypto trading on October 5, 2026. It is a consultation with a 60-day comment period, not a finished rule, and for investors in Germany MiCA and the BaFin general administrative act remain decisive. The US derivatives regulator CFTC did not issue any new rules for leveraged crypto trading on October 5, 2026. It asked questions. The paper that made the rounds on Monday is a consultation: 109 pages, 60 days for comments, not a single binding sentence in it. Many reports read differently on Tuesday, talking about a registration requirement and about a duty to prove reserves. Neither of those appears in the document in that form. For you as an investor in Germany, that is the more important half of the news. What governs your portfolio, your leverage and your tax return is called MiCA and the BaFin general administrative act, and nothing about that changed on October 5. It is still worth reading the paper, because...