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Acting CFTC Chairman Pham Announces Launch of Digital Assets Pilot Program for Tokenized Collateral in Derivatives Markets
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham today announced the launch of a digital assets pilot program for certain digital assets, including BTC, ETH, and USDC, to be used as collateral in derivatives markets; guidance on tokenized collateral; and withdrawal of outdated requirements given the enactment of the GENIUS Act. Today’s announcement marks a significant milestone in the expanded adoption of digital assets in regulated markets with appropriate guardrails, and follows the tokenized collateral initiative Acting Chairman Pham launched in September as a part of the CFTC’s Crypto ... (full story)
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I’m launching a digital assets pilot program for BTC, ETH and USDC that will protect Americans under U.S. rules when you use @CFTC brokers to keep your crypto safe. Our new guidance will enable tokenized markets, and we’re cutting red tape that is outdated. Onwards!…
— Caroline D. Pham (@CarolineDPham) December 8, 2025
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The guidance provides regulatory clarity and opens the door for more digital assets to be added as collateral by exchanges and brokers, in addition to U.S. Treasuries and money market funds.
— Caroline D. Pham (@CarolineDPham) December 8, 2025
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.@coinbase: “This major unlock is precisely what the Administration and Congress intended the GENIUS Act to enable—and will allow digital innovation to transform and improve traditional areas of finance.”
— Caroline D. Pham (@CarolineDPham) December 8, 2025
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.@circle: “Deploying prudentially supervised payment stablecoins across CFTC-regulated markets protects customers, reduces settlement frictions, supports 24/7 risk reduction, and advances U.S. dollar leadership through global regulatory interoperability.”
— Caroline D. Pham (@CarolineDPham) December 8, 2025