CFTC Advisory Committee to Address Crypto Market Structure and Infrastructure Resilience
United States
Aug 20, 20261 sources
Key Takeaways
- 01The CFTC’s August 20, 2026 agenda included a session on crypto’s regulatory evolution.
- 02The session addressed the absence of a comprehensive federal crypto market-structure framework.
- 03It also considered the resilience of crypto infrastructure.
- 04The agenda item did not itself create new binding requirements or deadlines.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s August 20, 2026 agenda included a discussion of crypto’s regulatory evolution.
The session was set to examine the lack of a comprehensive federal framework governing crypto market structure, as well as the resilience of crypto infrastructure. Market structure generally concerns the rules governing how markets operate, including trading venues, intermediaries, custody arrangements and oversight.
The discussion signals that the CFTC continues to focus on regulatory gaps and operational risks in digital-asset markets. It did not itself establish new legal duties, deadlines or binding requirements for crypto businesses.
Sources (1)
cftc.gov — Aug 20, 2026